Reddy

Reddy History

The largest single community grouping in Andhra Pradesh today is of the Reddi community. The name is also written in english as Reddy. They are found all over Andhra Pradesh and the neighbouring states. In Andhra Pradesh, the Reddis are considered traditional village headmen. The duties of headmen included the collection of tax, guarding the village and basically representing the village in dealing with outsiders or even the government. Physically they are very well built and strong, 'solid farmer stock' according to some english observers, and they retain a residual military -aristocratic tradition. (In short they are upper caste). Several members of the community are very wealthy landowners and businessmen, but most are small farmers. In most areas of Andhra Pradesh, in the small villages it is the Reddi who speaks authoritatively on behalf of the village: they are the traditional "leaders" of the village. But this is changing fast. Younger members are losing interest in living in rural areas and striking out to work in towns …even to the USA.

There are various sects/clans among the reddis. The ones I could get some details about are the Panta reddis, including the Velanadu , Paakanadu and Motati Reddis ( these are old geographical areas) i.e. the Krishna-Guntur , Nellore and Chittoor Reddis and upland area. In Telangana there are the the Keti Reddis, There are other subdivisions but I am still collecting information.

Roots of the Reddis:

The Reddis do not constitute a ethnic group, really. There are several strands which go to make the Reddis of today. They appear to be basically Deccan plateau inhabitants, which includes Maharashtra, karnataka and Andhra of today. Another point to note, in several areas the term Reddi was treated as a sort of title for anyone who was appointed as village headman. Usually this meant a soldier, who got along fine with the other headmen. Gradually the descendantswould be absorbed into the larger Reddi grouping.

The earliest reference we have to anyone resembling the Reddis are the Rathis and the Maha rathis before 200 BC. These kings ruled over small principalities in the Deccan plateau area of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra before the Satavahanas and mauryas. They have left coins in northern Andhra Pradesh, also in Kurnool district, and near Pune etc. The coins are found in the levels between the megalithic and satavahana levels in excavations. The term Rathi mightrefer to "one riding a chariot" (Ratha=horse drawn chariot in prakrit and old sanskrit). A grander Rathi king might be called Maha rathi.

The Satavahanas intermarried with the maharathis. Sri Satakarni married Naaganika Devi, daughter of a maha rathi.(221 -198BC). The Satavahanas ruled over Malwa and parts of Gujarat as well and clashedwith the Sakas -Pahlavas (scythians and pallavas) and also intermarried with them. The Deccan was covered with thick forests, only scattered areas were under agriculture, and that too likely slash and burn primitive agriculture. Castes and communities were still forming. Even feudalism hadn't really developed in those days, the tribal structure was slowly dissolving with the influence of Buddhism. So one shouldn't take the caste thing too seriously.

The next mention of the Reddis seems to be during the rise of the Rashtrakutas. The Reddis are also called ratthi, raddi and rattodi in old inscriptions dating back to the 9th century. The Rashtrakuta soldiers were among the elite troops of the Chalukyas: they founded an empire after the Badami chalukyas faded from the scene. A section who migrated to rajasthan became the well known rathodis, who later are found as one of the Rajput clans. After the Rashtrakuta empire faded away we find interesting inscriptions of the succeeding Kalyani Chalukyas in Andhra Pradesh, where Reddis are mentioned (900 ad). They were soldiers appointed as headmen of villages in Medak district by the kalyani Chalukyas. Some of the names mentioned are Mini Raddi and Kati Raddi. (these are surnames even today).

The Reddis in the Telangana region were active in the kakatiya kingdom. (AD 1000-1223). They were knights and barons and subordinate kings who ruled regions, in turn they had to pay taxes/ a part of the plunder and organise troops for campaigns. Several large dams and lakes were constructed by the reddis of the time, and they still serve their purpose..

After the kakatiya kingdom disintegrated many Reddis migrated to coastal Andhra—Addanki and Kondaveedu, and later Rajahmundry on the Godavari and founded their own independent kingdoms which flourished between 1325-1448 AD. Komati Prolaya Vemareddy , son of Komati Prola reddy founded this kingdom . There are foolish explanations of whythe name Komdi or Komati was their surname (apart from silly fake legends, there is an attempt to discover some "jain goddess".)

The actual very simple reason, which sems to have escaped so called scholars, is Komdi or Komda is a name of a tribal deity Kumara, Kumra, Kartikeya, Mayura, Mora, Velan, Murugan— the warlike son of Siva. A merchant community called komati also is derived from this ancient name, while they have very little to do with reddis. While the area and extent may not have been large, these Reddi Raja states are historically significant because Telugu literature got a strong impetus. Vemareddi has left many inscriptions, the well preserved ones detailing the repairs he made to temples like Srisailam and Ahobilam.

During the Vijayanagar empire (roughly 1300 -1600 AD) too they were prominent especially in Rayalseema, where they became independent zamindars or landholders and were constantly engaged in clan feuding. (the feuds continue to this day). The Rayalseema reddis are closely related to the landlord Gowdas of karnataka and the Reddiars of Tamilnad. There are also a few Reddi principalities which managed to survive independently between large warring states, in Mahabubnagardistrict (Old Palamoor) like Gadwal and Wanaparthi. The Reddis around these areas have a tradition they are descended from ancient Chalukya ancestors.

Reddis are also prominent in Nellore and Chittoor district also. — in these areas, during Brit times they often visited closeby Madras, took to modern education in the Madras presidency, and also joined the military.

In the Golkonda region, all during the Turkish rule and recent Nizams too , the Reddis continued to be headmen, village policemen and tax collectors and farmers. The larger Reddi landlords were styled as Desais and Doras. ( and continued their bitter nine-hundred year old rivalry with the Velamas, another feudal clan. The rivalry exists to this day in rural areas). Several Reddis were noblemen during the Nizams time, too.

There does not seem to be any ethnic /social connection between the plains Reddis and the tribal Kondareddi of the Godavari hills.

The Reddis of these various regions have different traditions and notions and do not seem to have much in common with each other : they have more in common with other communities of their regions. Given the background one would expect they are all feudal reactionary upper caste bigots : not so, they were prominent in reform activities too. In medieval times they were enthusisatic backers of Saivite and Vaishnavite reform movements too. In south coastal areas the saiviteReddis intermarried with Brahmins. In Telangana area they used to wed girls from other communities but the offspring wouldnt bear the clan name. In north Andhra Pradesh, during the communist-led Telangana people's movement against the feudal Nizam state in the 1940's, there were many comrades from a reddy background. Large number of Reddiswent into business especially construction and films and have made a name for themselves in the field. –Kalabandhu Subbiramireddy, for instance. (I believe he has several websites. Any URLs?). In recent times they are prominent in the world pharmaceutical industry too, like Dr Anji Reddy. Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was a President of India. (etc etc, many others. Please send a good list if you have )

Taken as a whole, they are healthy, strong, cheerful, generally smiling, broadminded, and impulsively generous. They are somewhat conservative, but not really clannish: managing soldiers or running a village or district or kingdom efficiently means you have to take along everybody with you: the feudal man management skills honed over the centuries are still useful.

Socially overall, it appears today their outlook or watchword is " status quo" or 'slow gradual change is best'. Womenfolk are not as independent minded as in some other communities. In politics they are usually backers of the Congress : they are not well represented in the Telugu Desam party which is in power in the state. While the older generation of Reddis had a feeling for the "land" and flair for farming, nowadays there is a rapid change in rural areas: the younger Reddis are losing interest in rural life (not just farming, but the ramifications like district politics) and migrating to the cities, becoming urban professionals and businessmen. Fairly large numbers have migrated to the USA. They are prominent in Telugu organisations in the USA.

Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian singer/songwriter. She has won a Grammy Award, been a theatrical stage performer appearing on Broadway, an actress in feature films and credited with singing and writing one of the most iconic and culturally significant songs of the 1970s, "I Am Woman."She also became the first Australian to have a #1 single in the United States, win a Grammy Award, and have her own variety shows on United States television. Born and raised in Australia, Helen Reddy became a naturalized United States citizen in 1974. In 2002, she retired from performing concerts and recording and now resides in Sydney, Australia.Helen Reddy became one of the world's most successful female singers of the early 1970s music scene. Reddy scored many certified gold hit records including three #1 singles and fifteen Top 40 pop singles on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. She has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide.She was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006.

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy: Former President of India

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, one of the foremost political leaders from Andhra Pradesh, was born on May 19, 1913 in the Anantapur district. He came from a respectable and well-to-do family. He had his early education at Adyar, Madras and then at the Arts College at Anantapur. While still in college he gave up his studies to participate in the freedom struggle launched by Mahatma Gandhi. He first took part in the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1931. Within a few years he came into prominence as an influential peasant leader. He participated in various struggles against the British and was imprisoned several times. Sanjeeva Reddy took an active part in the Quit India Movement. In 1946 Sanjeeva Reddy was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly and later on he became the Secretary of the Congress Legislature Party in Madras. He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly in India.

Sanjeeva Reddy held various important positions in the Congress and became a member of the Andhra Provincial Congress Committee. He was in the Congress Working Committee and of the Central Parliamentary Board. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1952 and served as a member for a little over a year. When the Andhra Province was separated from Madras and T. Prakasam became the Chief Minister of Andhra, Sanjeeva Reddy was appointed Deputy Chief Minister. When the new Andhra Pradesh was constituted Sanjeeva Reddy became its first Chief Minister and served in that capacity from November 1956 to December 1959. In December 1959 he was elected President of the Indian National Congress and he continued in that office till May 1962. He again became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1962 for one year. Later he was appointed to the Central Cabinet.

Sanjeeva was speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1967 to 1969. He then contested for the office of the President as the official Congress candidate as against V. V. Giri who was then the Vice-President. The Presidential contest proved to be of momentous significance in the history of the Congress, resulting in the split of the Congress with an overwhelming section siding with Mrs. Indira Gandhi, who had rebelled against the old guard, headed by Mr. Nijalingappa, which came to be known as the Congress (O). Thus the Congress came to be divided into the Congress (O) and Congress (R) parties. The President election went in favour of Mr. V. V. Giri.

The, split in the Congress gradually widened. In the 1971 mid-term election, the Congress (R) had a landslide victory and the Congress (O) was reduced to a party of little significance. After the defeat of the Congress (R) in the Lok Sabha elections of 1977, Sanjeeva Reddy was elected at the instance of the Janata Party as the President of the Republic. In 1981 he retired.

G. Pulla Reddy: Philanthropist and a Humanist

G. Pulla Reddy is a philanthropist and a humanist from Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for G. Pulla Reddy chain of sweets outlets in Hyderabad and Kurnool. The sweet store chain was started in Kurnool in 1948 and then expanded to Hyderabad. It is famous for its kova and boondhi laddus. G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College in Kurnool was founded by him. He has founded revolutionary institutions for the education and well being of the down trodden and physically/mentally challenged children and senior citizens. He expired on 9th may, 2007.

He is remembered for his courage and dedication to work

Dr. K. Anji Reddy: Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

Dr. K. Anji ReddyChairmanDr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

Dr. K. Anji Reddy (a Bechelor's of Science in Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals from Bombay University, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune) is the Founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy's. He served in the state-owned Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited from1969 to 1975, was Founder-Managing Director of Uniloids Ltd from 1976 to 1980 and Standard Organics Limited from 1980 to 1984, before founding Dr. Reddy's in 1984.

Under Dr. Anji Reddy's leadership, Dr. Reddy's has become a pioneer and a trendsetter in the Indian Pharmaceutical industry. It turned the Indian bulk drug industry from import-dependent in the mid-80s to self-reliant in the mid-90s and, finally, into the export-oriented industry that it is today. Dr. Reddy's was the first company to begin drug discovery research in India in 1993 and has led the industry in turning from `copycats' into innovators. Dr. Reddy's was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2001 (RDY) – the first non-Japanese Asian pharmaceutical company to be listed on the NYSE. The present turnover of the company is in excess of 1 Billion U.S. dollars.

Dr. Reddy is a serving member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade & Industry, Government of India. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai. He is the Chairman of the Institute of Life Sciences, a public-private partnership initiative, set up on the campus of the University of Hyderabad, the first of its kind in the country. Dr. Reddy serves on the board of the Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation and also on that of the Vision Research Foundation, Chennai. He serves as a board member of GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), Switzerland, and is also the Chairman of Water Health International (India), an organization that raises awareness about water and health. The Naandi Foundation, a non-profit development institute that strives towards the eradication of poverty, has Dr. Reddy as its Chairman. He is also Founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Foundation, the social arm of Dr. Reddy's, which acts as a catalyst of change towards achieving sustainable development. Dr. Reddy is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a member of the General Body of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (Rajasthan).

Dr. Reddy has been the recipient of several awards and honors. Notable among them are the Sir P.C. Ray award, twice conferred on Dr. Reddy by the Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association in1984 and 1992, and the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations' (FAPA) FAPA-Ishidate Award for Pharmaceutical Research in 1998. He was voted Businessman of the Year by India's leading business magazine Business India in the year 2001. Dr. Reddy is a recipient of the `Padmashri' Award in year 2001, conferred on him by the Government of India for his distinguished service in the field of Trade & Economic Activity and Industry. In recognition of his pioneering work and introduction of affordable medicine, the Chemtech Foundation bestowed on him the Achiever of the Year award in the year 2000 and the `Hall of Fame' award in 2005, for his Entrepreneurship, Leadership and thrust towards Innovation.

Reddy Politicians: Sabitha Indra Reddy

Smt. Sabitha Indra Reddy is a well-known politician and belongs to Indian National Congress Party (INC). Smt. Reddy is elected as the member of AP's Legislative Assembly from Chevella constituency, 2000 onwards. She presently holds the position of Minister for Mines and Geology, Infrastructure and Investment, as well as Information Technology & Communications in the AP Government.

Archive for the `Reddy Interviews' Category

Srinivasa Reddy made a name for himself as comedy director with back-to-back small-budget comedy hits like Adirindayya Chandram and Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila. His latest film Yamagola Malli Modalaindi is all set to hit the marquee on 23 August. Here is our exclusive interview with the director -

Background:I was born in 1969 in Velagalavari Palem (Tanuku mandal) of West Godavari district. I completed my primary education in Velagalavari Palem before moving to Penumantra for high school studies. Later on I joined in DNR inter college in Bhimavaram where famous movie personalities like SV Krishna Reddy, Trivikram and Sunil studied. I had to drop out of the college in the first year and go to Karnataka due to some unavoidable circumstances.

I joined as an assistant for popular Kannada director Vijaya Reddy in 1984. That is when I got introduced to M Shyam Prasad Reddy. My first film in Telugu was Shyam Prasad Reddy's Ahuthi. I worked in direction department under Kodi Rama Krishna for that film. Later on I worked as an assistant director for various films directed by G Ram Mohan Rao and Y Nageswara Rao. Y Nageswara Rao used to treat me like a brother and there is lot of his influence on my work. I worked as co-director with Siva Nageswara Rao for three more films. He encouraged me a lot.

During that time my friends (Anand Reddy, Srinivasa Reddy, Ramalingeswara Reddy and Rama Krishna Reddy) joined their hands with me to produce my debut film `Ashadam Pellikoduku' (1997) with Ali as hero. Then I directed a suspense film titled `February 14 Necklace Road' with Suman and Bhanu Priya in the main lead. Then I directed a film titled Andam. This film was produced by MS Reddy and T Subbirami Reddy. That film is still languishing in cans. I suffered a lot for the next four years.

That is when Trinadh Pedhiredla (PRO) took me to N Suryaprakasa Rao and introduced me. We made Adirindayya Chandram with Sivaji as hero. This film was completed in the scheduled time due to the help of Sivaji and his friend Ammiraju. It worked well at box office. It was N Surya Prakasa Rao who gave me life as a director. After that I directed Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila. This film became a hit and got me recognition as a comedy director.

Tell us about your latest project Yamagola Malli Modalaindi?When I was doing promos for Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila in Frame Graphics studios, Raja Sekhar (one of the partners) told me that we were going to make a film together. Then I told him that we can mix my kind of comedy and their kind of graphics to come up with a storyline. That is how Yamagola Malli Modalaindi started.

We have seen many Yama films in the past. How different is Yamagola Malli Modalaindi?All the films we have seen dealt with the hero meeting with an accident and going to Yamalokam. Then he fights with Yama and returns to earth. In the end, hero tricks Yama with a senti scene and sends him away permanently. But in this film, Yama comes directly to earth to take the life away of a person.

Tell us about characterizations?

1. Srikanth: Srikanth did the role of Jr. Yama (grandson of Lord Yama played by K Satyanarayana). Srikanth proved as a versatile artist with the films like Operation Duryodhana and Shankar Dada Zindabad. He is an extraordinary performer. In my opinion, Srikanth is the next actor outside Nandamuri heroes who can deliver terrific performances in pouranikas. He comes to earth to do his duty in this film.

2. Venu: Venu did the role of Jr. Chitragupta. We created scenes in such a way to suit his body language. His comedy in this film is going to be a good relief.

3. Heroines: Meera Jasmine did the role of a soft and kind hearted person. Reema Sen did the role of sub-inspector of police. Her role is of rough and tough nature. The entire story revolves around Meera Jasmine's character.

4. Kaikala Satyanarayana: All Yama backdrop films with Kaikala Satyanarayana doing the role of Yama became blockbusters. We added some comedy by making him a BP patient and diabetic.

6. Krishna Bhagawan: Krishna Bhagawan did pivotal roles in my earlier films. This film too is no exception. He did the role of Narada. He is a huge plus point to this film.

Tell us about the music?Jeevan Thomas has composed nice music for this film. He worked with senior music directors like MS Viswanadhan, Rammurthy, Ilayaraja and AR Rehman as music conductor. He has deep knowledge in carnatic, western and Indian classical music. There are five songs in this album. The audio went down well with the music lovers. This music will help the success of the film.

What are the highlights of Yamagola Mallimodalaindi?Story and narration are the main highlights. The scenes involving bringing Yama and Chitra Gupta to earth are going to be extraordinary. The scene in which Yama embodies into a doll and the scene in which Srikanth squabbles with six Venus are going to be hilarious. The other main highlight is the interval episode where Srikanth is shown as Kala Yamudu. The graphics in this film have a duration of 1 hour.

Tell us about the producers?The producers (Amar, Rajasekhar and Satish) have their own graphics and animation company. The graphics in this film have a duration of 1 hour. And those graphics are very well done because the producers own the graphics studios. We had ample time and talented people to do these graphics in an impressive way. It took over 6 months to do graphics work. I am sure that these producers will become big in the future.

You had seen the final version of the film. How did you like it?I was thrilled looking at the film. There is comedy, action, drama and sentiment in this film. It would be liked by the entire family. After the release of this film, I am expecting offers from big heroes and big production houses.

What is your goal as a director?I want to make films that gives multiple profits to producer, distributor and exhibitors. My films should also give more value for the money spent by audience. I also would like to do heart touching films like sagara sangamam, matrudevobhava along with commercial films.

What are your future projects?

1. Premabhishekam (Veediki Cancer ledu): This film will sport Srihari and Venu madhav as heroes. Dasari provides story2. Kuberulu (Veellaku anni appule): Srinivas will produce this film.3. A film with Srikanth as hero. This film will be produced by an NRI Kishore Putta.4. A film with Allari Naresh as hero in EVV Cinema banner. Ammiraju will present this film.5. A film with RR Moviemakers.

The young, vivacious, zesty, spunky and irrepressible actress Shriya Reddy has seen it all. Fame, fortune, glory and a generous dose of glamour. But the VJ, actress is not the one to rest on her father Bharat Reddy's laurels. She is an inspiration when she says: "It only goes to show that if you have it in you, someday, somehow, your chance will come. If you can do it, nothing can stop you — not age, or discouragement, or trouble. Nothing! Some day, Fate will open a door and beckon you in. Though you may be old and hopeless, tired and disappointed, you will obey the summons, just the same, and you will have your reward for all those years of weary waiting."

And it's worth waiting for — take Shriya Reddy's word for it! No youngster could be getting a bigger, more satisfying "kick" out of success than this woman, at twenty three. There has never been a young screen star that fought harder for success. She is sometimes sprightly, sometimes mellow and tolerant and kindly. She has learned her lessons, and she can enjoy her success. She is happy because she can look back and know that she has done it all herself. There is something about Shriya Reddy and you will definitely agree with me.

If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature. I always believed in myself and at the cost of sounding pompous I would like to say that today I am here because I've worked hard for it. Parents backing and support is always there but after a point of time you will have to prove yourself and walk on your own. I am constantly motivating myself and kicking myself to go for it.

I am what I am and I say what I feel like, I'm very spontaneous and probably that's the reason why I am a happy person today. Sometime back I was in Hyderabad to host the Film Fare Awards. It was a memorable event. I happened to encounter Rekha, who is unarguably the most enigmatic star. Who is not in awe of her flawless hauteur, her elegance? I always emulated her, was dumbstruck when she came over to me and introduced herself, "Hi I'm Rekha, you are a very beautiful girl." She was actually going over the stage to give the best actor award to Chiranjeevi. It's such an endearing quality to appreciate others. I found the same humility in Chiranjeevi too. While walking down he came up to me and remarked, "My daughter told me that you are very famous amongst the youngsters and you are doing a great job."

Another person Gunnam Gangaraju, is nothing short of a genius. I worked with him and found him to be brilliant man and a wonderful filmmaker. I am doing a film titled Amma Cheppindi in his direction. You will find me bashing up all the goons in it. I can never be this prim and proper sophisticated girl or I can't see myself running around trees. None of my films have the conventional song-and-dance formula or loud clothes or melodramatic dialogues. I am for realistic cinema. I want to be known as an actress. I'd love to do lot more things like getting into the cricket team, and might probably find myself a job as a commentator. I can't crack jokes like Siddhu but I have my own style.

I keep myself grounded and I have my own four boundaries, I won't expose. I don't drink, smoke, I stick to my principles. When I'm not talking you can find me unwinding reading a book or maybe watching a film at home. I'm not orthodox or conservative but i know where to draw the line. You can never find me in a night club. You need to strike a balance somewhere and some point of time in life. We are not Americans.

I have a fair idea about my future plans. I will continue working, produce my own TV shows and utilize my voice for the radio perhaps. A great deal has been spoken about my voice and I am humbled. I remember when I was a child, Ravi Shastri and Sandip Patil came home and I heard them telling my dad that I had a great voice. It's not that I do the talking always. I am a great listener too and are times I just want to stay quite but my family becomes restless, they expect some noise round always. My voice is very infectious I guess. I've short term dreams and I will work hard for it because I know that they are reachable and I can get it. Everything is possible.

Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva changed the lives and goals of many youngsters. Sameer Reddy is one among them. Sameer Reddy is one of the brilliant cinematographers Telugu film industry boasts off today. Idlebrain.com met him on the evening of 27th August 2005 to have an exclusive personal and technical interview. Here are the excerpts -

What is your background and how you became a cinematographer?I was born in Hyderabad and raised in Rajahmundry. I studied till intermediate in Rajahmundry. As my parents are in leather industry, I am sent to Chennai to do graduation in Leather Technology. I joined Footware Institute in Guindy, Chennai. We are supposed to under go a workshop program before taking up lessons. On the day one, they sent me to work shop where I saw guys and girls stitching chappals by sitting on the floor. I got so scared that I did not return to that institute later.

Rasool is my cousin and Shiva was just released. He took me to watch Shiva film. Watching Shiva film changed the direction of my life. I was never interested in films earlier and did not watch films when I was in Rajahmundry. Rasool studied the operation of steady cam in USA and used it for the first time in Telugu films for Shiva. Rasool was working as assistant to S Gopal Reddy for the department of photography for Shiva film. That is when I decided that I should enter the field of cinematography.

I approached S Gopal Reddy and asked him to take me in his department. He said that there is no wide range for cinematography and asked me to learn graphics. He also spoke to Ramesh Prasad and made me join in Graphics Department of Prasad Labs that is headed by Sai Prasad. I did not like it over there.

One day, I noticed a brand new Beta camera (used for TV) lying there on the floor. I opened that camera. Read the manual and took it on to the building of Prasad Labs. I learnt how to operate it by reading the manual and tried to zoom it on to the road near by. Then I realized that it was Ilayaraja and Venkatesh who were having chitchat. I shot them with Beta camera. I went down, took out the cassette and played it on a high resolution monitor. When I saw the result, it struck me so hard that I wanted to become cinematographer again.

I approached S Gopal Reddy again and asked him to give me a chance. He said that there was no vacancy. That is when I met Teja. Teja was selected as cinematographer for Ram Gopal Varma's Raat. It was Teja's debut film as cinematographer. I approached Teja and Teja immediately took me in as his assistant. I worked with Teja for films like Antham, Rakshana, Money and Baazee.

I got my break as cinematographer with a Hindi film titled Bhai (Sunil Shetty, Sonali Bendre and Pooja Batra), which is a remake of Telugu film Anna (Raja Sekhar). Later on I did five Hindi films Jaanwar, ek Rishta, Hum Tum Par Marte Hain etc. Those projects used to take more than an year each to complete.

During that time, a Hollywood film titled `Crocodile 2: Death Swamp' (2002) is being shot in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Rasool was the cinematographer. He wanted me to be the cinematographer for the second unit of that film. I accepted it. Then I was offered the job of cinematographer for a Hollywood film titled `Quicksand' which was to shot in RFC.

Usha Kiron Movies was planning to produce Anandam film in the direction of Seenu Vytla. They took me in for that film. Anandam is my first Telugu film as cinematographer. After that worked for films like Kalusukovalani, Jayam, Manmadhudu, Malliswari, Nijam, Satyam, Naa Autograph, Dhairyam, Avunanna Kadanna.

I am currently doing Modati Cinema in the direction of Venkat Kuchipudi. I would be doing Teja's latest film which would be going to floors on 10th September. I signed a Tamil film in the direction of Nivas (Shool fame).

What is cinematography is all about?I feel that cinematography is all about how you control the light and manipulate it to suit the mood and requirement of scene/film. One need to use commonsense and the experience derived by observation. Technical courses might help you technically, but it is commonsense that differentiate the right one from the rest.

Talking about the lighting aspect, I observed that you threw better light more on the actors/actresses that are important and give inadequate lighting for others in Avunanna Kadanna film?

Yes, there are many scenes in that film that involve more than 10 people at a time. But only one or two people are important and others would be standing there just for the sake of it. To make sure that audiences are focused on the important characters, I deliberately disparaged the artists with different kinds of light.

What kind of coordination Cinematographer need from director to give good output?If a cinematographer were involved from the script level, we have netter understanding of mood and soul of the film and shoot the film to complement it. All the new directors are doing lots of homework and making cinematographers involved from the script level. Venkat Kuchipudi gave me a bind script even before starting of the shooting of Modati Cinema.

Cinematographer also needs to set the mood for a film. There are certain good directors who can't express what they want. It is the responsibility of cinematographer to understand and grasp what the director wants.

What is the role of cinematographer in exploring locations for films?We have very limited locations where the films are shot. And our directors specify certain locations which are already exploited in numerous films. For example, Venkat Kuchipudi asked me to shoot a song for Modati Cinema in Warangal where a song in Varsham film was shot. He wanted me to watch the video of the film to get an idea. I refused to watch that film and went to Warangal location along with my departments to choose the locations and framing patterns. We have to exploit the places from new angles.

What kind of cameras cinematographers use now?We used to work with ARRI3 cameras earlier. And now we use 435 cameras.What is the advantage of 435?We can do certain things like ramping shots and changing the frame rate from high speed to normal using camera. For cameras used earlier, we need to do ramping and change of frame rate by using visual effects by transferring spool into digital format and. Transferring the spool into digital format and revert it back would cause the loss of quality. Usage of graphics needs more money, time and manpower. By using 435, we can do these things right on camera by using some user-friendly controls.

When you mention about ramping shots and altering frame-rate, do you think certain mass directors tend to misuse these felicities by overusing it for unwanted scenes?That is right. We should use them selectively for the right scenes to produce right impact. When we go to films with family, my mother used to ask me why camera is shaking so much (for ramping shots). He used to tell me not to shake the camera so violently in the films I do. These ramping shots and altering frame-rates do disturb family crowds if they were used in unwanted scenes.

What about Super35 camera which is used for Sarkar film?Super35 camera helps in getting sharper images. 435 camera cans films in scope (70mm). Super35 camera shoots film in 35mm. Then it would be blown in 70mm later in post production stages. Sarkar and Kisna films were shot using Super35 camera.What about digital cameras? Why have they become a failure?George Lucas made `Star Wars: The Fanthom Menace' using digital camera. The work of digital camera was not appreciated due to loss of glossiness in film. Digital camera creates artificial colors, which would not look pleasing.

What is your best work till date?Anandam is my best work so far. It was a very good script. Seenu Vytla had faith in my ability and never interfered. There were many our-door locations. We shot the film by following odd timings in order to give importance to the lighting. We used to start shooting at 5 PM when we needed fog effect. When waited for the right time in order to have good backlight for certain scenes. A cinematographer needs lots of time in order to get his best work out and I got it all for Anandam film.

Anandam had debut artists and who could come to sets anytime you want and could wait for what ever time you need to get the right light. What about senior artists?When we make films with small time artists, we have the luxury of enhancing the quality of the output with nice cinematography. When busy artists and big stars are involved, their time becomes more important that any other time. When a busy character artist or comedian comes, all he asks is when we are going to let him free as he has another crew waiting for him for another film. When we are faced with certain conditions, we can't perform our duties to the fullest.

How do feel about working with Nagarjuna in Manmadhudu. It was Nagarjuna's Shiva that inspired you to become cinematographer?It is like my dream come true. Nagarjuna is my favorite actor. I was impressed with Shiva on the screen. When I worked in photography department for Antham, I was in awe of him. I carried reflectors for Antham film and I was the cinematographer for Manmadhudu film. It feels so good. I have put in extra efforts and more passion in my work to do justice to the opportunity provided by Nagarjuna to me.

However good the cinematographer is, if it were released in a bad theater the total work would be useless. Right?In many of the theaters, they try to save the cost of burning less carbon which effects in bad projections. In some theaters, the size the screen does not match the film and upper part of the film (usual hair) of actors get cut. I find only few theaters in Hyderabad to have right projection system. After Prasad Multiplex has come up, I stopped watching films in other theaters of Hyderabad. However, I find that the projection systems in most of the theaters in rest of AP are good.You seem to have done 90% of your films to the directors from Varma School. You have done most of Teja's films. Is it not dangerous to be associated to one group, which restricts others from approaching you?I have soft corner for Teja because whatever I am today, it is because of Teja. I am proud of film and would love to associate with all his films. At the same time, I am open to all the directors.

Comedy scenes: People come to theater for entertainment and laugh their hearts out. When we shoot comedy scenes we make sure that the image on screen is clean without any distractions. We use glossy light for pleasantness.

Fight sequences: We select a scheme depending on whether the film is shot outdoor or indoor. Since lots of fight sequence have rope work we need to use contrast light in order to make the graphics guy life easier to remove them during postproduction stages.

What are uses of trolley shots?To build up tempo. Trolley shots enhance the film's grammar.

Do you follow any books for reference?I am an avid reader of a monthly magazine called American Cinematographer. It gives complete technical details and analysis about latest Hollywood films. Since most of the films are simultaneously released in India, the technical aspects mentioned in that magazine help me to analyze the cinematography in Hollywood films. I would get an understanding about what kind of shots can be taken by using certain lenses and cameras.

Which film impressed you the most recently?Black is one film that made lasting impression on me. I could not sleep for 2-3 nights as I felt my work is so inferior to what Ravi Chandran has done for Black. I also admire Thiru's work for Hey Ram film. I love the work of Hollywood cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.Who are you favorite Indian cinematographers?Santosh Sivan and KV Anand

Most of the nationally acclaimed cinematographers are from Tamil film industry. Why is it so?It depends on the director. If director has the different script, then the cinematographers explore new techniques and methods. It also depends on the audiences and Tamil audiences encourage wide verities of films done with different subjects. They support experimental films as well.

What is your future ambition?When PC Sreeram name appears during title cards, the people in Tamil Nadu clap for him. That is the kind of status any top cinematographer should enjoy. I want to be the top guy in my profession and win the laurels.

For any man in film industry, the ultimate goal is going to be direction. I am also interested in the direction. But first I want to be the top most cinematographer.

Professor Raj Reddy: Computer Scientist

Professor Raj Reddy, one of the prominent scientists in computer science in the US, is presently serving as the Director of the West Coast campus of Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Professor Reddy a native Indian, earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Guindy Engineering college of the University of Madras, India, in 1958 and a Master's degree in technology from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1960. He received a doctor's degree in Computer science from Stanford University in 1966 and the same year began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the same University.

Since 1969 for over three decades, the professor has been a member of the Carnegie Mellon University faculty. He served as the Founding Director of the Robotics Institute at the University from 1979 to 1991. For the next ten years, he served as the Dean and professor of Computer Science and Robotics, at the School of Computer Science and now as the Director of the West coast campus.

Dr. Reddy's research interests include the study of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. His main area of work is in artificial intelligence in particular with computers that can see, hear, walk , talk etc. His current research project include speech recognition and universal digital libraries, an Information Appliance for rural environments for use by illiterate people, where all creative works of the human race are available to anyone anywhere.

Professor Raj Reddy's achievements are many. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Acoustical Society of America and the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1984 and also awarded the Legion of Honor by President Mitterand of France. He is a member of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academy of Sciences and was Chairman of the DARPA Information Science and Technology Group from 1987 to 1990. He was president of AAAI from 1987 to 1989. He is on the Technology Advisory Board of Microsoft Corp. and received the IBM Research Ralph E. Gomory Visiting Scholar Award in 1991. He was the Co-Chair of the PITAC (President's Information Technology Advisory Committee) from 1999 to 2001under both Clinton and Bush.

In 1994, Professor Redy received jointly with Edward Peigenbaum, the Turing Award which is the most prestigious in the computer science "For pioneering the design and construction of large scale artificial intelligence systems, demonstrating the practical importance and potential commercial impact of artificial intelligence technology". He also received the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award for his outstanding contributions in computer science and information technology from President K.R. Narayanan of India in an award ceremony in New Delhi. He has been awarded honorary doctorates (Doctor of Science Honoris Causa) from SV University in India, Universite Henri-Poincare in France, University of New South Wales in Australia, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India, University of Massachusetts in USA, University of Warwick in England, Anna University in India and the Indian Institute for Information Technology (Allahabad) .

On the personal front, Dr. Reddy's hobbies include walking and mainly reading. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife of 37 years and they have two daughters. His daughters live on the West Coast, in Silicon Valley, California. He visits his native country once a year, his seven brothers and sister live near Bangalore.

Today, this brilliant scientist is among the most respected names in the US in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Dr.Pavan Reddy, M.D.: One of the youngest Indians to receive the Alaina J Enlow Scholar Award

Continuing the legacy of the young Connecticut woman who wanted to improve the lives of marrow and blood cell transplant patients, The Marrow Foundation® and the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) have announced the 2005 Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications award winners.

One of the youngest recipient is Hyderabad born Dr.Pavan R. Reddy, who was designated the 2005 Alaina J. Enlow Scholar. Reddy's research focuses on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell post-transplant complications, and his study is titled: "Regulation of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease and Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect by Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors."Dr. Reddy will investigate the use of a new class of agents that could potentially alleviate some complications associated with Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) and make allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation safer.

Alaina, a charismatic and gifted young photographer, succumbed to post-transplant complications caused by graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following her second transplant when she was 18. "Alaina always liked the idea that doctors could learn from her experiences, and we are humbled that her ultimate sacrifice will someday lead to major breakthroughs in transplant andpost-transplant care," said her father, John Enlow of Denton, Tex.

Dr. Pavan Reddy received a medical degree from Osmania University, India. He then continued his training at the University of Michigan where he completed a three-year residency in internal medicine, a hematology/oncology fellowship and a one-year fellowship in blood and marrow transplantation. Following the completion of his fellowship, he joined the faculty ofthe University of Michigan in 2002. Dr. Reddy's research interests focus on understanding the immunobiology of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in the laboratory and translating the insights gained into improved treatments for patients with GVHD.

Mr Sreedhar Reddy, Managing Director, Pioneer Online

Mr Sreedhar Reddy,MD Pioneer Online

"World's first ISP in a box from Hyderabad" We have for you, a unique person in profile- Mr.Sreedhar Reddy of Pioneer Online who has created the world's first ISP in a box and is creating waves all over with such a unique invention. It generally takes a minimum of 18 months to launch Internet Services along with exorbitant cost involved in setting up. To over come the cost and the time barriers , Mr Sreedhar Reddy and his team has come up with a readymade ISP Solution named `Alladdin'. Built in a Linux Platform using building blocks from Intel's advanced service architecture , it is 50% less than a conventional ISP. All the servers , catches and routers are packaged in a single box and can be upgraded as the ISP's subscriber based growth.

Infact Pioneer Online is a major ISP of AP having witnessed having excellent growth in its subscriber's base. P.Sreedhar Reddy is the brain behind Pioneer Online, he is a BE graduate and the founder and managing director of the company. He was also the founder of Pioneer Earthmovers and co-founder of Pioneer Software Technologies.

It is absolutely phenomenal that at such an infant stage of ISP's existence in India , Someone over here has had the guts, courage and all the innovation to create the worlds first ISP in a box. Kudos to MR.Sreedhar Reddy and his team. May their Aladdin wind its magic around for the betterment of the Internet

Mr. N. Jaiveer Reddy: Managing Director, Ashoka Builders

Ashoka Builders group is led by industrious and Entrepreneurial Mr. N. Jaiveer Reddy and supported by a team of Highly qualified Experienced engineers and Management professionals. Mr. N. Jaiveer Reddy is a civil engineer having more then Twenty-five years of experience in the construction industry. A Quality Conscious and well known personality in the Industry.

A BE from JNTU started his career as a deputy executive engineer with the state government. His first major construction was Ashoka Chambers at Adarsh Nagar and Ashoka Plaza at Masab Tank.Soon his venture at SP Road called Ashoka Bhoopal Chambers brought him into the limelight. It was followed by Ashoka My Home Chambers.

Ashoka Builders started its operations in the year 1989 and since then constructed a record Six Lakhs SFT of Urban Living and over Four Lakhs SFT of ongoing constructions both Commercial & Residential in the Prime locations. The ongoing projects of the Company are Ashoka lake View, Kundanbagh, Ashoka Janardhana Chambers, Begumpet and Ashoka Raghupathi Chambers, Begumpet.Since inception the Company has made rapid strides in constructing revolutionary and innovative Building of the Modern times.

Mr C. Venkat Reddy: Award Winning Farmer from AP

AP farmer applies for patent for process to sustain soil fertility

ONE need not resort to the age-old practice of crop diversification or apply fertilisers to sustain soil fertility. According to Mr C. Venkat Reddy, a farmer from Alwal near here, fertility of soil can be sustained for years by replacement of the topsoil with sub-soil.

After successfully experimenting the technique for three years in his fields, Mr Reddy has now applied for an international patent for his process under the World Trade Organisation's Patent Cooperation Treaty. The Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre has helped him in filing for the patent.

Almost 15 years ago, Mr Reddy deepened a well in his grape orchard and pumped the water mixed with sub-soil from the well into the garden. That year, the grapes yield had increased from a normal of 150 per kg to 250 kg per plant.

Surprised, Mr Reddy started examining the reasons for the steep increase in the yield though he did not apply any additional fertilisers or chemicals. He came to a conclusion that the increase was on account of the soil dug out of the well and distributed to the plants mixed with water. This realisation, Mr Reddy told Business Line, made him to explore how to sustain soil fertility. Eventually, he experimented with digging a long stretch of 4 ft deep and 2.5 ft wide trenches in a row to replace topsoil with sub-soil after harvesting each crop. Result was that the output of his paddy crop shot up to 10 tonnes per hectare from 5 tonnes continuously during the three years.

He said that he had successfully adopted the same process for growing vegetables and wheat. He had not applied any artificial fertilisers except bone meal, castor and neem cakes as the sub-soil was rich in micronutrients. "Besides, there is no problem of weeds sprouting all over the cropped area."

Mr Reddy said that by using his process the cost of cultivation would go up by Rs 400 per acre. But to that extent, the farmer could save on chemicals and fertilisers. And, with a substantial increase in crop yields, farmers could realise higher incomes.

Though Mr Reddy had applied for patent of his process on June 28, 2004, he said that Indian farmers were free to use his technique. "The patent is meant only for international applications and use of the process by the corporate sector," he added.

Famous Reddys: Sameer Reddy - Interview

Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva changed the lives and goals of many youngsters. Sameer Reddy is one among them. Sameer Reddy is one of the brilliant cinematographers Telugu film industry boasts off today. Idlebrain.com met him on the evening of 27th August 2005 to have an exclusive personal and technical interview. Here are the excerpts -

What is your background and how you became a cinematographer?I was born in Hyderabad and raised in Rajahmundry. I studied till intermediate in Rajahmundry. As my parents are in leather industry, I am sent to Chennai to do graduation in Leather Technology. I joined Footware Institute in Guindy, Chennai. We are supposed to under go a workshop program before taking up lessons. On the day one, they sent me to work shop where I saw guys and girls stitching chappals by sitting on the floor. I got so scared that I did not return to that institute later.

Rasool is my cousin and Shiva was just released. He took me to watch Shiva film. Watching Shiva film changed the direction of my life. I was never interested in films earlier and did not watch films when I was in Rajahmundry. Rasool studied the operation of steady cam in USA and used it for the first time in Telugu films for Shiva. Rasool was working as assistant to S Gopal Reddy for the department of photography for Shiva film. That is when I decided that I should enter the field of cinematography.

I approached S Gopal Reddy and asked him to take me in his department. He said that there is no wide range for cinematography and asked me to learn graphics. He also spoke to Ramesh Prasad and made me join in Graphics Department of Prasad Labs that is headed by Sai Prasad. I did not like it over there.

One day, I noticed a brand new Beta camera (used for TV) lying there on the floor. I opened that camera. Read the manual and took it on to the building of Prasad Labs. I learnt how to operate it by reading the manual and tried to zoom it on to the road near by. Then I realized that it was Ilayaraja and Venkatesh who were having chitchat. I shot them with Beta camera. I went down, took out the cassette and played it on a high resolution monitor. When I saw the result, it struck me so hard that I wanted to become cinematographer again.

I approached S Gopal Reddy again and asked him to give me a chance. He said that there was no vacancy. That is when I met Teja. Teja was selected as cinematographer for Ram Gopal Varma's Raat. It was Teja's debut film as cinematographer. I approached Teja and Teja immediately took me in as his assistant. I worked with Teja for films like Antham, Rakshana, Money and Baazee.

I got my break as cinematographer with a Hindi film titled Bhai (Sunil Shetty, Sonali Bendre and Pooja Batra), which is a remake of Telugu film Anna (Raja Sekhar). Later on I did five Hindi films Jaanwar, ek Rishta, Hum Tum Par Marte Hain etc. Those projects used to take more than an year each to complete.

During that time, a Hollywood film titled `Crocodile 2: Death Swamp' (2002) is being shot in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Rasool was the cinematographer. He wanted me to be the cinematographer for the second unit of that film. I accepted it. Then I was offered the job of cinematographer for a Hollywood film titled `Quicksand' which was to shot in RFC.

Usha Kiron Movies was planning to produce Anandam film in the direction of Seenu Vytla. They took me in for that film. Anandam is my first Telugu film as cinematographer. After that worked for films like Kalusukovalani, Jayam, Manmadhudu, Malliswari, Nijam, Satyam, Naa Autograph, Dhairyam, Avunanna Kadanna.

I am currently doing Modati Cinema in the direction of Venkat Kuchipudi. I would be doing Teja's latest film which would be going to floors on 10th September. I signed a Tamil film in the direction of Nivas (Shool fame).

What is cinematography is all about?I feel that cinematography is all about how you control the light and manipulate it to suit the mood and requirement of scene/film. One need to use commonsense and the experience derived by observation. Technical courses might help you technically, but it is commonsense that differentiate the right one from the rest.

Talking about the lighting aspect, I observed that you threw better light more on the actors/actresses that are important and give inadequate lighting for others in Avunanna Kadanna film?

Yes, there are many scenes in that film that involve more than 10 people at a time. But only one or two people are important and others would be standing there just for the sake of it. To make sure that audiences are focused on the important characters, I deliberately disparaged the artists with different kinds of light.

What kind of coordination Cinematographer need from director to give good output?If a cinematographer were involved from the script level, we have netter understanding of mood and soul of the film and shoot the film to complement it. All the new directors are doing lots of homework and making cinematographers involved from the script level. Venkat Kuchipudi gave me a bind script even before starting of the shooting of Modati Cinema.

Cinematographer also needs to set the mood for a film. There are certain good directors who can't express what they want. It is the responsibility of cinematographer to understand and grasp what the director wants.

What is the role of cinematographer in exploring locations for films?We have very limited locations where the films are shot. And our directors specify certain locations which are already exploited in numerous films. For example, Venkat Kuchipudi asked me to shoot a song for Modati Cinema in Warangal where a song in Varsham film was shot. He wanted me to watch the video of the film to get an idea. I refused to watch that film and went to Warangal location along with my departments to choose the locations and framing patterns. We have to exploit the places from new angles.

What kind of cameras cinematographers use now?We used to work with ARRI3 cameras earlier. And now we use 435 cameras.What is the advantage of 435?We can do certain things like ramping shots and changing the frame rate from high speed to normal using camera. For cameras used earlier, we need to do ramping and change of frame rate by using visual effects by transferring spool into digital format and. Transferring the spool into digital format and revert it back would cause the loss of quality. Usage of graphics needs more money, time and manpower. By using 435, we can do these things right on camera by using some user-friendly controls.

When you mention about ramping shots and altering frame-rate, do you think certain mass directors tend to misuse these felicities by overusing it for unwanted scenes?That is right. We should use them selectively for the right scenes to produce right impact. When we go to films with family, my mother used to ask me why camera is shaking so much (for ramping shots). He used to tell me not to shake the camera so violently in the films I do. These ramping shots and altering frame-rates do disturb family crowds if they were used in unwanted scenes.

What about Super35 camera which is used for Sarkar film?Super35 camera helps in getting sharper images. 435 camera cans films in scope (70mm). Super35 camera shoots film in 35mm. Then it would be blown in 70mm later in post production stages. Sarkar and Kisna films were shot using Super35 camera.What about digital cameras? Why have they become a failure?George Lucas made `Star Wars: The Fanthom Menace' using digital camera. The work of digital camera was not appreciated due to loss of glossiness in film. Digital camera creates artificial colors, which would not look pleasing.

What is your best work till date?Anandam is my best work so far. It was a very good script. Seenu Vytla had faith in my ability and never interfered. There were many our-door locations. We shot the film by following odd timings in order to give importance to the lighting. We used to start shooting at 5 PM when we needed fog effect. When waited for the right time in order to have good backlight for certain scenes. A cinematographer needs lots of time in order to get his best work out and I got it all for Anandam film.

Anandam had debut artists and who could come to sets anytime you want and could wait for what ever time you need to get the right light. What about senior artists?When we make films with small time artists, we have the luxury of enhancing the quality of the output with nice cinematography. When busy artists and big stars are involved, their time becomes more important that any other time. When a busy character artist or comedian comes, all he asks is when we are going to let him free as he has another crew waiting for him for another film. When we are faced with certain conditions, we can't perform our duties to the fullest.

How do feel about working with Nagarjuna in Manmadhudu. It was Nagarjuna's Shiva that inspired you to become cinematographer?It is like my dream come true. Nagarjuna is my favorite actor. I was impressed with Shiva on the screen. When I worked in photography department for Antham, I was in awe of him. I carried reflectors for Antham film and I was the cinematographer for Manmadhudu film. It feels so good. I have put in extra efforts and more passion in my work to do justice to the opportunity provided by Nagarjuna to me.

However good the cinematographer is, if it were released in a bad theater the total work would be useless. Right?In many of the theaters, they try to save the cost of burning less carbon which effects in bad projections. In some theaters, the size the screen does not match the film and upper part of the film (usual hair) of actors get cut. I find only few theaters in Hyderabad to have right projection system. After Prasad Multiplex has come up, I stopped watching films in other theaters of Hyderabad. However, I find that the projection systems in most of the theaters in rest of AP are good.You seem to have done 90% of your films to the directors from Varma School. You have done most of Teja's films. Is it not dangerous to be associated to one group, which restricts others from approaching you?I have soft corner for Teja because whatever I am today, it is because of Teja. I am proud of film and would love to associate with all his films. At the same time, I am open to all the directors.

Comedy scenes: People come to theater for entertainment and laugh their hearts out. When we shoot comedy scenes we make sure that the image on screen is clean without any distractions. We use glossy light for pleasantness.

Fight sequences: We select a scheme depending on whether the film is shot outdoor or indoor. Since lots of fight sequence have rope work we need to use contrast light in order to make the graphics guy life easier to remove them during postproduction stages.

What are uses of trolley shots?To build up tempo. Trolley shots enhance the film's grammar.

Do you follow any books for reference?I am an avid reader of a monthly magazine called American Cinematographer. It gives complete technical details and analysis about latest Hollywood films. Since most of the films are simultaneously released in India, the technical aspects mentioned in that magazine help me to analyze the cinematography in Hollywood films. I would get an understanding about what kind of shots can be taken by using certain lenses and cameras.

Which film impressed you the most recently?Black is one film that made lasting impression on me. I could not sleep for 2-3 nights as I felt my work is so inferior to what Ravi Chandran has done for Black. I also admire Thiru's work for Hey Ram film. I love the work of Hollywood cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.Who are you favorite Indian cinematographers?Santosh Sivan and KV Anand

Most of the nationally acclaimed cinematographers are from Tamil film industry. Why is it so?It depends on the director. If director has the different script, then the cinematographers explore new techniques and methods. It also depends on the audiences and Tamil audiences encourage wide verities of films done with different subjects. They support experimental films as well.

What is your future ambition?When PC Sreeram name appears during title cards, the people in Tamil Nadu clap for him. That is the kind of status any top cinematographer should enjoy. I want to be the top guy in my profession and win the laurels.

For any man in film industry, the ultimate goal is going to be direction. I am also interested in the direction. But first I want to be the top most cinematographer.

BVR Mohan Reddy: Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Infotech Enterprises Limited, Hyderabad. He was born on 12th October 1950.

Mr Reddy is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and has two Masters degrees: one in Management Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and another in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

Mr Reddy has over thirty years of engineering and management experience, most of it in the IT industry. He began his career with DCM Group; then moved to MICO BOSCH and later joined Hindustan Computers Ltd (now HCL). Later, Mr Reddy worked as the Managing Director of OMC Computers which was promoted by Voltas Ltd and Dr Raj Reddy - the world renowned computer scientist from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg who brought in the futurist technology for India (CAD/CAM). Mr. Mohan Reddy is acknowledged to have pioneered the CAD/CAM culture in India.

With this entrepreneurial experience Mr Reddy promoted Infotech Enterprises Ltd. (1991-92) and holds its helm of affairs as its Chairman & Managing Director. Infotech Enterprises was founded in 1991 as a Technology Services and Solutions company. It has now a strength of 4000 Engineering and Software professionals across 22 global locations. It is a CMMi Level 5 and ISO 9001:2000, AS9100 company and Publicly traded company.

In the past, Mr. Reddy has held offices as President of Electronics Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh (ELIAP); Hyderabad Software Exporters' Association(HYSEA); and As Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Andhra Pradesh Chapter.

He now serves as Member on the Executive Council of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) and on Advisory Councils of many Institutions. Mr. Reddy has led many initiatives with his forethought and vision for the benefit of the IT Industry in particular with his involvement with associations like CII, NASSCOM, HYSEA, ELIAP etc.

Over the years Mr. Reddy has received many honors and accolades in recognition of his services and entrepreneurial skills.

Mr. Reddy believes and says "unless you can walk your talk, you can never be an outstanding leader".

Famous Reddys: Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals Group

Famous Reddys: Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals Group

His dream is to make India the Healthcare Destination of the World.

Two decades ago, Dr. Reddy lost a patient who couldn't make it to Texas for an open heart surgery. This was the milestone in the Indian Healthcare Industry. Today people have the opportunity in India to receive the best that healthcare has to offer worldwide.

Driven by a deep urge to create world-class medical infrastructure in India and make it more accessible and affordable to a large cross section of our people, Dr. Prathap Reddy opted to give up his successful practice in the US to return to India in the early eighties.

Thus, Dr. Reddy began what was truly the process of revolutionizing the path of the Indian Healthcare Industry. Undeterred by initial constraints Dr. Reddy succeeded in setting up the first center of the Apollo Hospitals Group in Chennai in 1983.

This was soon followed by India's first hospital consultancy body - the Indian Hospitals Corporation - and the commissioning of two more Tertiary Care Centers in India. Not only did he set a precedent for corporate healthcare in the country, but the Government of India soon recognized his enterprising efforts leading to

On an upswing since then, today the Apollo Hospitals Group has over 22 centers in major metropolises in India with a combined turnover of over US $ 100 million.

Apollo over the last decade, has demonstrated that Indian skills are equivalent to the best centers in the world and has produced world-class results in the most complicated Cadaver Transplant.

Having steered the Apollo Hospitals Group to a number of locations within India, Dr. Reddy embarked on an Asian expansion plan with the first clinic in Dubai established in March 1999. Now, projects in Sri Lanka, Africa, Bangladesh and Oman are on the anvil.

His newest initiative is to integrate into healthcare, the digital nervous system that will eventually create a virtual Apollo Center anywhere any time. Apollo's major Web initiative, Med Varsity -a virtual medical university providing total access to experts in the field of medicine anywhere in the world and "MEDNET" - Hospital Systems Management package are slated to transform the way medicine is practiced in the country.

His plans for improved accessible and affordable healthcare for the millions of our people are an ongoing process and to bring country-wide, comprehensive health insurance scheme to our people is now his obsession.

The telemedicine technology that has been successfully introduced by Dr. Reddy in India will be a key enabler in transforming the healthcare delivery in India. His blueprint for the nation includes setting up of many rural hospitals. Dr. Reddy is now looking at secondary health centers in semi urban and smaller cities and has already identified 23 sites for the same. The maiden effort in this venture has been at Aragonda, his native village and Dr. Reddy envisages that this center will serve as a model for all such projects of the Apollo Group in rural India.

Dr. Reddy has been a keen promoter of active research and exchange programmes for Doctors at Apollo with leading medical institutions for providing excellent opportunities for clinical interaction with their counterparts abroad and also for constant update of their knowledge for the optimum benefit of the mankind.

Recognizing his pioneering role in transforming the Indian healthcare industry, the Government of India awarded him the prestigious Padma Bhushan in February 1991. He was also presented with the Sir Neel Ratan Sarkar Award for medical excellence in June 1998. Nominated by Business India as one of the Top Fifty personalities, who have made a difference to the country in the fifty years since Independence, the country has certainly recognized his contributions. The Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh has conferred the Award of fellowship Ad hominem.

Dr. Reddy's firmly believes that the Indian doctors have not got their true entitlement. He is convinced that India is not only well poised to meet the healthcare challenges of the millennium, but also equipped with the talent and strength to contribute in further developing the health and economy of the world.

Famous Reddys: Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy, RBI Governor

Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy today took over as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As Governor, Dr. Reddy will have a five-year term. He will be the twenty-first Governor of the Reserve Bank. Prior to his appointment as the Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Reddy was India's Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund.

An officer of the Indian Administrative Service 1964 batch, Dr. Reddy has spent most of his career working in the areas of finance and planning both, at State and Central level. He has held the positions of Secretary (Banking) in Ministry of Finance, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Finance in Government of India and Principal Secretary in Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was also Adviser in World Bank and is on the International Monetary Fund's panel of consultants in Fiscal Affairs. His experience in development process includes advising China, Bahrain, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Prior to his appointment as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Reddy has served a six-year tenure with the Reserve Bank of India as its Deputy Governor. Appointed on September 14, 1996 for a period of five years, his term as the Deputy Governor was extended for two more years from September 2001. On his appointment as India's Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund, from August 2002, however, he resigned as the Deputy Governor in July 2002. As Deputy Governor in the Reserve Bank, Dr. Reddy looked after the monetary policy, exchange rate policy, internal and external debt management, foreign exchange reserves management and economic research.

In the Government, Dr. Reddy has had vast experience in and has made contributions to the areas of financial sector reforms; trade finance; monitoring of balance of payments and exchange rate; external commercial borrowings; centre-state financial relations; regional planning; and public enterprise reform. Dr. Reddy has been closely associated with significant policy changes and institution building. He was Member-Secretary of two high level committees - one on Balance of Payments and the other on Public Sector Disinvestments. Dr. C. Rangarajan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India headed both the committees. Dr. Reddy was also a member of the Reserve Bank of India's Policy Group on External Debt Statistics.

Dr. Reddy maintains a strong commitment to academic pursuits and has several publications to his credit mainly in areas relating to finance, planning and public enterprises. In pursuance of his academic interest, he was, for brief spells, Visiting Fellow, International Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, a full-time UGC Visiting Professor in Department of Business Management, Osmania University; full-time Visiting Faculty, Administrative Staff College of India and continues to be the Honorary Senior Fellow at Centre for Economic and Social Studies at Hyderabad.

Dr. Prem Reddy was born in a rural village in Andhra Pradesh India. He and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1976 (with hopes of a brighter future). He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the Down State Medical Center, S.U.N.Y. in Brooklyn, New York. In 1981, he moved to California and established his medical practice in the High Desert area of Southern California.

Dr. Reddy is double Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He was awarded the honor of becoming a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.) and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (F.A.C.P.). During his 25 years of practice in the High Desert, he has been deeply committed to the service of his patients and has performed more than 5,000 cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and angioplasty and permanent pacemaker implantations. Due to his dedication, his practice thrived.

Dr. Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group (D.V.M.G.), a multi-specialty medical group, in 1985. DVMG later became PrimeCare International, Inc., a physician practice management company with operations in several states including California, New York , Florida and Oklahoma.

In 1994, Dr. Reddy built from the ground up an 83-bed acute care hospital, Desert Valley Hospital, in Victorville, California. Desert Valley Hospital received unprecedented accreditation with "commendation" in its first year of operation for the high quality of its services and continues to lead all hospitals in the area with the highest survey scores.

PrimeCare International, Inc. grew to be responsible for over 250,000 managed care patients. In 1988, Primecare was sold to PhyCor, a Tennessee-based publicly traded company. Unfortunately, the success of Primecare could not be sustained under its new management.

Dr. Reddy founded Prime Healthcare Services (PHS), Inc. In 2001, PHS purchased the failing operations of Desert Valley Hospital and Desert Valley Medical Group from Phycor and was able to turn them into successful entities that were once again able to serve the community and provide the highest quality of care.

PHS then acquired Chino Valley Medical Center, a 126 bed acute care hospital. The hospital was in bankruptcy and was purchased through the US Bankruptcy Courts. PSH was able to not only pull the hospital out of bankruptcy within a year, but also transform the hospital into a success. In January of 2006, PHS acquired The Sherman Oaks Hospital and the world renowned Grossman Burn Center, a 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California. In July of 2006, PHS acquired a 102-bed acute care facility in Montclair, Montclair Hospital Medical Center. In October of 2006, PHS acquired three acute care facilities in Orange County from Vanguard Health Systems: the Huntington Beach Hospital with 141 beds, La Palma Intercommunity Hospital with 131 beds and the West Anaheim Medical Center with 219 beds.

Throughout his career, Dr. Reddy has been committed to serving the communities in which he works. In 1989, he established the Desert Valley Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization with an initial gift of $1million. Since that time, he has contributed over $5-million dollars to the Foundation. The Desert Valley Charitable Foundation serves the health care needs of the High Desert communities in many ways, including a free public health library, a scholarship program for students in the health care field, and the support of other health care related charities.

Dr. Reddy is also an active philanthropist, contributing to numerous charitable causes. He greatly values education and has donated extensively to providing opportunity for education within the health care field. He sponsors many annual scholarship grants to students interested in the health care field. His charity and generous contributions have often been recognized and awarded. The Victor Valley Community College named their student health clinic, "Dr. Prem Reddy Student and Staff Health Center" and its allied health program, the "Dr. Prem Reddy School of Allied Health and Nursing," in honor of his $1 million dollar donation to the program. The Western University of Health Science in Pomona , California , named its largest lecture hall the "Dr. Prem Reddy Lecture Hall," in honor of his many contributions to education in the health care field.

Dr. Reddy has contributed not only to education, but also to various social service causes. He has been honored with many prestigious awards for his commitment to social service. His many awards include: Entrepreneur of the Yea, given by the Ernst & Young Accounting Company, Inc. Magazine and Merrill Lynch Financial Company (1994); Republican of the Year Award, awarded by the San Bernardino County, Republican Central Committee (1995);Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service Award (1996) and Member of the Order of William Harvey, awarded by the American College of Cardiology. The Inland Empire Leaders of Distinction honored Dr. Reddy with the "Life Time Achievement Award" (2003). Dr. Reddy is the recipient of several honors from the American Heart Association for his exceptional contributions, including the "Friend with a Heart" (1996) and the "Honoree of the Year" (2004) awards. The Boy Scouts of America, Inland Empire Council, recognized Dr. Reddy as the "Distinguished Citizen of the Year" (2005). The Circle of Care Foundation and Children's Burn Foundation of Sherman Oaks, California. honored Dr. Reddy for his contribution of $1 million (2006). Dr. Reddy has made remarkable contributions to charity and has attempted to give back to the communities and individuals he serves.

Dr. Vara Prasad Reddy: Shantha Biotechnics

In a nation of more than 1 billion people, the importance of vaccines goes beyond healthcare—it is a matter of national security. Armed with this belief and a philanthropic vision that most Indians could be protected against hepatitis, DT–Polio, and other afflictions, Dr. Varaprasad Reddy entered the nascent Indian biotechnology sector in 1992 and has since managed to threaten the monopoly of large laboratories. That year, the Hepatitis B vaccine cost $33 per shot, and yet some families were subsisting on less than $1 a day. Meanwhile, India was importing only 180,000 doses per year.

"I wanted to do something about this, but I received harsh responses from companies when I mentioned producing here," says Reddy, managing director of Shantha Biotechnics Ltd. (Hyderabad). "We therefore decided to do it ourselves, and with the help of a financial partner from Oman, we revamped a full lab. I also wrote to 70 Indian scientists that were working abroad and asked them to join the project. Three of them came, and we started our team from there."

Thus began a movement in India that can be credited for the birth and rise of most of what is today India's biotechnology sector. "In October 1995, we could open our first facility, by which time we had cloned, fermented, and purified the antigen and were ready for scale-up. The country went from 180,000 doses in 1992 to today's 90 million doses, out of which 50 to 55 million doses are produced by Shantha." The move also triggered an influx of new entrants, which unexpectedly eroded prices and put the relatively young sector in difficulties. From $1 a dose, prices fell rapidly to the price of 4 rupees, slightly less than a single US cent.

Dr. Varaprasad Reddy

Companies like Reddy's had to move to new markets to survive: Following successful prequalification by the World Health Organization, the first granted to an Indian company in 2002, Shantha struck a deal with UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, and today supplies 52% of the UN agency's hepatitis vaccine for global use.

Global demand diversified and combined vaccines such as DT–polio, and newer products such as erythropoietin (EPO) or interferon were rapidly added to the company's products list.

Despite being a global company and a seasoned biotechnology player, Shantha has a turnover that ranges from one tenth to one hundredth of most direct western competitors. "Equivalent hepatitis products to ours are sold for $70 in the US, $40 in Europe, and we are selling our vaccine at 23 cents. The same thing happens for our EPO." In these conditions, the results posted aren't that impressive, but Reddy is confident that they will triple within a few years.

Shantha captured the attention of French vaccine powerhouse BioMerieux, and by the end of 2006, the Lyon-based company acquired a 60% majority stake in Shantha. With this incorporation in BioMerieux's global network, Shantha is expected to become a major research and development center for the French company and a global hub for vaccine development.

"Indian companies will look forward to find western sponsors for contract development and contract manufacturing," said Reddy. "We cannot have our own intellecutal property, because of lack of resources, but our innovation in India will be useful for western companies."

Rahul Reddy, Attorney at Law

Rahul Reddy, Attorney at Law, USA

Before starting his own immigration practice in 1997, Rahul was an associate for a reputable immigration law firm in Houston , TX . Rahul has been practicing immigration law in the United States since 1995. He previously practiced in India before going through the immigration process himself. Rahul's personal experience with the immigration system provides a perspective valuable to his clients. Rahul's practice concentration is in employment-based immigration, in which he represents corporate clients in industries ranging from Information Technology to Oil and Gas to Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals. Click here for a more extensive look at Rahul's experience.

Rahul is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston and a speaker at both State and National Conferences of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Ravi Reddy: Founder of Think Systems Inc.,

Ravi Reddys's entrepreneurial vision has been a driving force for several companies that he has co-founded. Ravi's vast experience in creating and leading organizations has given these companies and their customers a solid foundation that has been instrumental in their success.

Ravi was co-founder of Think Systems, Inc., where he guided the company from its inception through its sale. Ravi has more than 20 years of experience in a variety of industries. As a Certified Public Accountant, he built a successful professional practice helping closely held businesses founded by other entrepreneurs.

A graduate of Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Ravi received his MBA from Rutgers University.

KR Suresh Reddy: Ap Assembly Speaker

The Rise - From Mandal Leader To Speaker:

In a political career spanning nearly two decades, the four-time Congress MLA from the Balkonda Assembly constituency, K.R.Suresh Reddy, assumed charge as one of the youngest Speaker of AP's 12th Assembly. Since the time he began his political career as a mandal-level leader in 1984, he has come a long way. Mr. Suresh Reddy, won his fourth straight election from agriculture rich Balkonda constituency, and had a pleasant surprise when his name cropped as the probable for the prestigious Speaker's post. The very fact that Mr. Suresh Reddy had the backing of the entire 12th Assembly speaks volumes about his capabilities.

By assuming charge as Speaker, Mr. Suresh Reddy become the first leader from Nizamabad district to have occupied the coveted post. His elevation as the Speaker at a very young age has been welcomed by all political parties. Forty-five-year-old Suresh Reddy, began his political career as the mandal Youth Congress president in 1984. He got his major break in 1989 when the former Chief Minister, M. Channa Reddy, nominated him as the candidate from Balkonda constituency. He went on to win the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections with convincing margin equaling the record of former Finance Minister, Argul Rajaram, who had represented the Balkonda constituency for four terms. During his stint as an MLA, he was the Library Committee Chairman of the Assembly from 1990 to 1993. In 1997, he assumed the charge of Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and served as the Congress party whip from 2000-2003.

Soft-spoken, well educated and known for his oratory skills, Mr. Suresh Reddy, created a niche for himself in the political circles. A non-controversial leader, he has been in the forefront of any debate in the Assembly and his presentation often won accolades from even the opposition party leaders and above all from his Excellency the President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.

On resuming his responsibility as the Speaker, Mr. Suresh Reddy expressed, "Till a few minutes ago, I belonged to a particular political party. But now I belong to the entire House. Irrespective of political affiliations each and every member is dear and near to me. Rules and conventions will be followed judiciously in a non-partisan manner. Maintenance of decorum and dignity shall be my priority" he said to thump of desks by members.

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Mr. Sunil Reddy has been selected by Times of India for Lead India Contest to identify Leaders across the India. He is one among 3 contestants(Currently in Second Position) and only Reddy among all the contestants. I would r equest all of you to vote online for him so that he will become a winner in LEAD INDIA TIMES OF INDIA contest.

Name Sunil ReddyDate of Birth: March 8, 1982Education details: Professional Course (Law)Profession: Lawyer, State Coordinator for Elimination of Rural Poverty

Sunil Reddy is a lawyer and chose to offer his legal service to the poorest of the poor when he passed out of Nalsar, turning down corporate job offers. He is the state coordinator for the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty and he joined it to work on legal aid issues, mainly those involving ownership of land. He says he has settled 17,000 acres of land issues. He has designed a legal assistance programme for land that seeks to establish a system to help the poor fight cases. He is active in creating a cadre of paralegals, which act as a bridge between villagers and civil courts. Many young law students have been inspired by Reddy and joined him to become paralegals.

Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy ( Dr. YSR)

Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, is an astute politician and a charismatic mass leader who has carved for himself a niche in State politics by his exemplary devotion and dedication to the uplift of the downtrodden and neglected segments of society. Born on July 8, 1949, in Pulivendula in the backward Rayalaseema region, YSR has always struggled to secure the rights of the poor and the underprivileged.

Son of late Sri Y.S.Raja Reddy, a dynamic leader in his heyday, Rajasekhara Reddy evinced interest in politics right from his student days.While studying in M R Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, he served as President of the Students union. He was elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association in S V Medical College, Tirupati.After completing MBBS, he served as Medical Officer at the Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital for a brief period.

In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable hospital, named after his father late Y.S.Raja Reddy at Pulivendula. His family established one polytechnic and one degree college in Pulivendula, which were later handed over to the well-known Loyola group of institutions.

Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy's sound business acumen,entrepreneurial skills, and, above all, his transparency brought him laurels in the business arena.

On the flip side, his success also brought him many adversaries, political and otherwise, who were desperately looking for a shred of evidence to prove umpteen charges against him. In the end, their mud-slinging did not yield a single point that could paint the mass leader in bad light. In fact, his detractors became red-faced, as they had to swallow their words.

Groomed by a family deeply involved in public service, YSR entered active politics in 1978 and contested elections, four times to enter the State Legislative Assembly and an equal number of times to enter the Lower House of Parliament. A winner in all that he does, YSR won all the elections he contested. Even today his admirers exclaim: "He (YSR) defeats defeat."

During his 25-year-long political career, YSR has served the people in multiple capacities, both in Government as well as in Party. He was President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) twice - 1983-1985 and 1998-2000. During 1980-1983, he was a minister holding important portfolios related to Rural Development, Medical & Health and Education etc. From 1999 to 2004 he was the Leader of Opposition in the eleventh state assembly.

As a champion of the masses, his stentorian voice in the assembly, raised particularly during debates that sought to lend voice to the voiceless millions, forced the Government to retrace several anti-people steps it contemplated. YSR has been instrumental in orchestrating several mass struggles, while highlighting issues facing peasants, weavers, Dalits, youth and women.

His relentless fight for clearance of pending irrigation projects, particularly in the backward Rayalaseema region, has earned for him a special place in the hearts of millions of farmers. His unremitting struggle against certain anti-people economic measures that were sought to be introduced in the name of "reforms", including the frequent increases in power tariff and indiscriminate privatization of public sector units, exalted him Now, as Chief Minister, the crowning glory of this studded political career, he can proudly claim to be the quintessence of a politician who, with vision focused on the coming generations as well, has earned the title of a statesman. Amidst a bewildering number of turncoats among politicians, who thrive in "shifting loyalties", YSR stands out as a sterling example of the old guard in pristine Indian politics.

This explains why he has never turned his back on the Congress party, which nurtured his political moorings. The lure of power and pelf could not divert him, when the party was briefly out of power, from his mission to hold the reins of power as a trusted lieutenant of the Congress and, more importantly, as a darling of the masses. Sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 14.05.2004.

A modest Personality: Dr.Reddy,unlike most politicians, reflects the spirit of a true Indian who walks his talk.While his thought is dressed with all that is modern and ennobling, Dr.Reddy's person is invariably clothed in traditional costumes that include dhoti and a shirt made of handloom cloth.In all of his public and private conversations, he speaks from the core of his heart. Naturally, he hates hypocrisy

YSR's Personality: As a demanding Chief Minister, YSR expects bureaucrats to do their job meticulously, and present before him only facts that are shorn of all publicity-oriented and manipulative figures. He does not tolerate hype and extravaganza in communicating official messages. He wants incontrovertible facts stated in a simple language that is intelligible even to the unlettered, because taking administration to the people is an article of faith for him.

His Philosophy of Life: Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy strongly believes that the human life is a boon provided by the Almighty to share one's blessings with others, while serving less privileged human beings.

YSR's Personality: "Don't count the years you want to live. Ask yourself how much you have done for society at large with whatever opportunities the Almighty has provided you", is Dr. Reddy'sword of advice for those who have excuses for not doing even what is within their means. It is this humane principle that prompted him to take pioneering steps to ensure delivery of social security pensions to the needy in the first week of every month

His stature: Though measuring 5´7´´, Reddy looks majestically

simple in his appearance with an ever-smiling genial countenance. This in fact overshadows his unfailing willpower to achieve his targets with the resilience and tenacity of a spider.

When YSR undertook his unprecedented 1500-KM-long Padayaatra (march on foot) in scorching sun during summer in 2003,covering backward areas of the state in particular, few people could discern the underlying motive: knowing first-hand the real problems of the people in their own language and their doorstep.

His Mission: As around 75% of the population in India depend upon agriculture for livelihood, most administrative efforts should be focused on the rural economy, he believes.

His `pastime':If any scheme or programme under formulation is placed before him for approval, its outcome is a foregone conclusion that is dependent on Dr. Reddy's invariable query: "How best will it benefit the people at large or ensure good governance?" A curious `pastime' of Dr Reddy is to feel the pulse of people in rural areas on Sundays through the Rajiv Palle Batta

The Rajiv Palle Baata is a novel mass contact programme under which the Chief Minister reaches out to even unmotorable areas in the rural areas for personally collecting feedback on the implementation of various programmes. This programme has become extremely popular, because it highlights not what the Chief Minister does in the glare of official publicity, but what his officials may not have done in the people's own words.

His Approach: In view of the rational changes brought about in administrative matters following the success of Rajiv Palle Baata, the Chief Minister now extended the programme to urban areas through Rajiv Nagara Baata.The Chief Minister's emphasis on development of the rural economy does not presuppose a blinkered approach towards new and emerging technologies.

Dr.Reddy is committed to a balanced approach towards giving thrust to information technology, bio-technology and all sectors that enhance industrial and agricultural production. His watchword is total transparency in all transactions and deals that envisage public-private partnerships or involve private investments. Because, YSR believes he is simply a custodian of people's trust that is invaluable.

Nitin Reddy Nalla: Telugu Movie Actor

NITIN REDDY NALLA Biography Nitin, son of a famous Telugu film distributor, is born in Nizamabad and brought up in Hyderabad. Nitin joined Shadan Engineering college near Gandipet for Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. He discontinued education during his 2nd year of B.Tech.

Nitin was spotted by producer and director Teja. Teja noticed him during a special preview of Nuvvu Nenu in Sudarshan theater. Things though destined, had to wait for few more days before Nitin did face the camera. Though Teja noticed Nitin and gave his contact information during the screening of Nuvvu Nenu, things didnot work out untill they met again in the same theater for the 150th day of Nuvvu Nenu.

Name Nalla Nitin ReddyBirthday 30th MarchNative NizamabadEducation Discontinued B. TechFast Facts • Nitin's father is a famous Film distributor

Sameera Reddy: Telugu & Hindi movie Actress

Sameera Reddy Biography :

Sameera Reddy is an Indian telugu actress. She is most famous for her incopcious role in Taxi Number 9211. She first came into notice with the music video `Aahista' by Pankaj Udhas. She did a few modelling jobs and then decided to act. She made her debut opposite Sohail Khan in Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. Her role was of a shy college girl who falls in love with one of her fellow students. The film went un-noticed but by the time of the release she was getting more film offers.

After two more flops she had her breakthrough role with Musafir. The film eventually flopped but it made it clear that Sameera Reddy had arrived. She went from shy college girl to ultimate sex symbol. Her stunning image and sensuality was enough to get her noticed. The film was quite controversial as it included a kissing scene between her and her co-star Anil Kapoor.

She has also done a notable role in a Bengali film "Kalpurush". Her elder sister, Sushma Reddy made her acting debut with the film Chocolate. Her other elder sister is Meghna Reddy. She made a guest appearance on the British show Casualty. Her name had been associated with many, including celebrities. However so far she has denied all such link ups.

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The RAJA BAHADUR VENKATA RAMA REDDY EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY was established in the year 1918 by a great visionary Late RAJA BAHADUR VENKATA RAMA REDDY, the then Commissioner of Police during the days of Nizam of Hyderabad.

The RAJA BAHADUR VENKATA RAMA REDDY HOSTEL has completed 87 Yrs. Of the existence. As a mark of its glorious service to the society, the Board of Management of the Educational Society celebrated Platinum Jubilee Celebration in 1994, an occasion for the institution to re-dedicate itself to the further growth of Hostel and as well as the Education of Social relevance. This hostel has produced Engineers, Doctors and Advocates, great administrators besides men of many other professions. Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, the Prime Minister of India, Sri B. Satyanarayana Reddy, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Late Dr. M. Chenna Reddy, Governor of Tamil Nadu, Late Prof G. Ram Reddy, Chairman, UGC and Justice A.Seetharam Reddy, Former Lokayukata, are some of the great personalities who were boarders of this Hostel when they were students. There are many IAS & IPS officers who were the boarders of this Hostel.

The RBVR Reddy Boys Hostel today has 155 rooms which accommodate 450 Boys. In addition, we have several other buildings for Administration, Library, Dining Hall etc. The Library of the Hostel has about 60,000 volumes on its racks. The Library has excellent upto date Books on Engineering, Technology & Medicine. The Library has also a big reading room. We get a large number of Daily News Papers, Weekly's and monthly magazines. Along with education for boys the need for establishing a Hostel for Girls also was felt by Raja Bahadur and a Girls hostel was started in the year 1933. Today the Girls Hostel accommodates about 225 Girls. These two institutions are the premier institutions in the city of Hyderabad catering the needs of the students coming from rural areas. A RBVRR Reddy Residential Model High School was established at WilliamKonda, the birth place of RAJA BAHADUR in Mahabubnagar Dist. On a 30 Acre land. The RBVR Reddy Educational Society has established MCA College in the year 2002-03 in the Hostel premises and also submitted proposal to AICTE for starting of MBA Course for the academic year 2004-05. As a mark of Commemoration of RAJA BAHADUR a pedestal is constructed in the Hostel premises for erecting a life size Bust of RAJA BAHADUR VENKATA RAMA REDDY. Now that there is lot of pressure of accommodation, the society is planning to purchase land in the outskirts of the city and open a branch hostel for the benefit of engineering students. The RBVR Reddy Educational Society is providing accommodation to poor and rural students who come for higher education for both boys & girls and also granting Scholarships & Freeships to poor & Meritorious students. Both the Hostels are charging nominal fees for providing Boarding & Lodging running on no profit basis, apart from providing other facilities like T.V.Room, Sports Room, Library Books with latest educations and conducting cultural activities. The RBVR REDDY EDUCATUONAL SOCIETY is Charitable Institution, catering the needs of all the students irrespective of Caste, Community and Religion. The institution has been a replica of Unity.

The Historic City of Warangal popularly know as a Tricity (Consisting of Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet) is a district headquarters with more than a million population. The City is next to Hyderabad in Telangana region and acquired the name as a centre for learning with many Educational Institutions such as Regional Engineering College, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Kakatiya Medical College and Kakatiya University.Warangal attracting students from all parts of the State and most of then being Girls are facing hardship in finding suitable and secured Hostel facility.

Realising the acute shortage of accommodation several elderly and philanthrophic people rose to the occasion and formed REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM Warangal , which was registered (3471984) with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh as Charitable Trust.

REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM has started its work in right earnest in 1993 and approached the well known PINGLE FAMILY for land in Warangal. The benevolent family appreciated the idea and donated prime land of 4,000 Square Meters at Waddepalli Road in Hanamkonda.

It is noteworthy to state that under the leadership of Sri. R. Surender Reddy, Former Member of Parliament, Sri Poddutori Ganga Reddy our patron and with the constant efforts of the Management Committee, REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM was able to complete the construction of' PINGLE RANGA REDDY MEMORIAL REDDY GIRLS HOSTEL under phase I at the cost of 4.0 Million Rupees. The hostel is functioning from SEPTEMBER 1995 with an intake of 125 girls' students hailing from different castes and religions of this region. Foundation for the hostel building was laid on 18th November, 1993 by late Justice Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy.

OBJECTIVES

Providing Quality Education to the children of poor needy Reddy families.

Providing skill orientation to the needy children at degree level.

Encouraging the meritorious children with incentives.

Achieving Universal Enrollment and Retention of Reddy Community children.

STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES:

Providing accommodation to needy girl children at degree level

Starting a degree college with skill orientation courses.

Starting a Residential School up to Secondary level.

Starting a Bridge Course Camp for enrolling (9-14) over aged identified unenrolled children and preparing them for the the class suitable to their age.

Conducting competitions

Providing scholarships to the needy children

Providing incentives to the Bright children.

Financial assistance to the needy children who are in professional courses/non-professional courses.

Constituting a scheme through local or NRE Philonthraphists adopt one or few children and meet their expenditure for for studies as well as for their boarding facilities.

Children from abroad giving helping hand to the needy children providing savings from their pocket money.

ACTIVITIES

Due to constant drought conditions prevailing in Telangana Region and also the spurt in the activities of extremists, there is a great inflow of people into the city of Warangal with an aim to impart quality education to their children. REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM is making all efforts to help these children of rural based Reddy families to get quality education along with good hostel facility. REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM has already helped educated children of these rural Reddy communities to get well placed jobs in IT sector in and around Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, etc. and also in several countries especially in United States of America.

Keeping in view of the recent trends in education, the REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM has conceived an idea of establishing a degree college for boys with a stress on IT and Management Courses. REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM has already purchased four acres of land at Madikonda of Hanamkonda mandal, which is close to Warangal – Hyderabad highway, and a fast developing area with Eenadu press and many other Educational Institutes.

ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP:

Sangam has already established a girls hostel named PINGLE RANGA REDDY MEMORIAL REDDY GIRLS HOSTEL. This hostel can accommodate 300 students. Three to four students are accommodated in each room. Hostel rooms are well ventilated and adequately, it. Each student is provided with a steel cot, study tables a chair and cupboard, Telephone with intercom/call transfer facilities are provided. Two members of our female faculty staff live in the girls hostel as wardens and take care of all aspects of the hostel management. Well-trained security staff provides security to the inmates of our hostel. A full-fledged kitchen is attached to these hostels. Our chefs are known for their culinary talents. In-house wardens (selected from our faculty pool) are the custodians of hostels who ensure smooth functioning of the hostels. Ragging is strictly prohibited in the hostel..

Sangham proposes to offer special coaching to its Intermediate students to prepare them for Common Entrance Test, EMCT, etc.,

Separate additional classes are being conducted by special team of faculty in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology to students seeking CET from our hostel. As part of the training each student will be made to solve CET question papers of the last three years. A daily assignment includes question papers exclusively set for this programme on CET format. This programme is expected to be very popular and expert faculty in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology to students seeking CET from our hostel will conduct this coaching. This programme is expected to benefit the students immensely.

LIBRARY:

The Sangham is in the process of expanding library and to have a huge collection of textbooks and reference books for all disciplines, including encyclopedia, dictionaries and books on vocational studies. The reading room offers a rich collection of periodicals, newspapers and journals. Every year significant number of books are added based on the suggestions from faculty and students.

INTERNET:

We have leased line Internet connectivity of bandwidth 64KBPS ensuring round the clock free Internet access for the students staying in hostel.

HEALTH CHECK UP:

The Sangham also proposes to take up health checkup, blood donation and other community projects for betterment of society.

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL:

The Sangham proposes to construct another block in the hostel in order to meet heavy demand from the poor and meritorious students of Reddy Community. It invites whole-heartedly donations from philanthropists from India and abroad. If a donor deposits Rs. 2.00 lakhs, one room will be named after him and any thing less than that will be jointly named. The Sangham also proposes to construct a seminar hall with audiovisual equipment in order to have, extension lectures, seminars and interactive sessions for the benefit of students. Improvement of communication skills is the prime need of the hour. Hence the sangham will stress on imparting language skills and computer literary as a holistic approach for development of personality of the students.

SPORTS:

We recognize the importance of a broad range of physical and emotional outlets to a well-balanced hostel experience. Students are encouraged to participate in games and sports. Expansion of authentic facilities will be given top priority in the coming years. Students will be coached and motivated to participate in intercollegiate and inter-university tournaments.

ACTIVITIES PLANNED:

Starting a Residential School up to SSC for the benefit of needy poor children.

Starting a Bridge Course for unenrolled and over-aged children to prepare them for the class suitable to their age.

Starting a degree college with suitable vocational courses.

REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM STUDENT WELFARE SCHEMESMeritorious and deserving students of higher education from Reddy communities will be the beneficiaries.

Economic background of the students is the prime criterion.

Students from professional and non-professional courses will be selected.

A selection committee constituted by the REDDY SANKSHEMA SANGHAM will select the deserving students through a press note.

A separate trust account will be formed to receive donations, operate accounts, and disburse scholarships and financial assistance. Annual statement duly verified by Charted Accountant will be submitted to the general body for approval.

Selection of students will be strictly objective and non-partisan, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the beneficiaries will be ensured. This will be reported to the donor concerned.

Reddy Jana Sangham was formed in the year 1920 and a conference in the same year was held under president ship of sir C.R.Reddy, where in the main objective was highlighted educational upliftment of Reddy community. The Reddy Jana Sangham has now completed 82 years of its useful service to the Reddy community and therefore the Executive Committee organized "Sahasra Purna Chandra Mahothsavam" "Completion of one thousand full moons". The Reddy Jana Sangham has been in the forefront of assisting in the education of poor and deserving students from its inception.

Objectives

The Objectives of the Reddy Jana Sangham as enshrined in the Original Memorandum of Association Registered in the year 1920 are to promote the well-being of the Reddy Community in the Madras Presidency, to safe guard their rights and interests and to secure the fusion of the several subjects of Reddy Community. And to attain these objectives the following measures were to be employed:

To provide and maintain Hostel for Reddy Students.

To provide scholarships for deserving Reddy students

To publish books, pamphlets, Journals. Etc.

To Co-operate with other bodies having similar objectives and do whatever is necessary for attainment of the above objectives.

The Amendments carried out in the Original Memorandum of Association changed the name of " Reddy Sangha" to that of "Reddy Jana Sangham". The objectives were revised to cover:

To promote well being of the members of the Community and to safe grand common interests.

To strive for social, educational cultural and economic upliftment of the community.

To inculcate scientific Temper and rational thinking within the Community to be inn tune with evolving technological Advancement.

To raise funds through donations & Memberships.

To establish units of Reddy Jana Sangham at district level.

To establish Vocational and other Educational institutions and Hostels for students of the community.

To provide scholarships extending monetary supports to deserving students of the community on the basics of merit and means of the students.

To publish books, periodical, and journal.

To establish Hostels for working women, old age homes, community halls, and counseling centers.

Under the rapidly changing scenario of the country it is imminent to rely from self help stand in the race, hence the rise of many Reddy welfare associations in the recent past. We Consider to help the Reddy community about our organizations at various places and to communicate with each other we develop this web site, with the kind assistance of All India Reddy Associations Federation, Andhra Pradesh Reddy Sangham and Reddy Pariwar we request our Reddy community to more utilize the web site and give any solutions and suggestions.

Reddy Community Around the World: ReddyOnline is an organization for Reddy Community in Abroad and India to take pride in Reddy Community, Caste System, Culture by discussing issues relevant to our generation such as Reddy History, Reddy Success Stories, Technology, Reddy NRIs, Higher Studies, Job Opportunities, Voluntary Works, Help Desk around the world, Identity, Politics, Reddy Matrimonials, Career Guidance, love/dating/marriage, discrimination, Community service, as we inherit the mantle of Leadership from our parents."

The Mission of ReddyOnline is to:

(1) Discuss issues that are relevant to the socio-cultural and economic situation of Reddy Community(2) Encourage Reddys across different Regions/countries and cultures network with each other and help each other(3) Make Reddys aware of and replicate models of success that have led to the betterment of the Reddy community(4) To encourage initiatives of self help and charity among Reddys to benefit the community and the homeland.(5) To develop a knowledge base of Reddy Community around the world and help each other.(6) To help Reddys to pursue higher education/careers and find job opportunities.(7) To help Reddys to find Accommodation in India and around the world etc.(8) Education/Career/Business Consulting to Reddys around the world(9) To network Reddy people around the world and help each other.(10) To encourage Reddy Females to pursue higher education and guide them for a better career.(11) To microfinance poor hard working reddy people and help them to take up small scale businesses.

How to Contact ReddyOnline

ReddyOnline preferred form of communication is email. For quicker response please contact us via email. If you would like to volunteer or would like to get information about volunteering, send an email to reddyonline@gmail.com

If you would like to submit a project/program proposal, send an email to reddyonline@gmail.com

If you would like to get information about ReddyOnline or any other information, send an email to reddyonline@gmail.com

Celebrations Food Villa & Restaurant : Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

"Unique" is the word that best captures Celebrations, a five in one food villa where you will find harmonious blend of cuisine, impeccable service and space. A multi-ambience, multi cuisine restaurant, CELEBRATIONS will be perfect host for your various party needs. The multi options available here are Cascade- The gazebo set up water side dining; Balloons- The party hall perfect to host events; Diaspora- The fine dining with private rooms; Black Hole- The eternal lounge to take you away from the hustle and bustle of mundane; Horizon- a roof top rendezvous with exotic barbeque.

At CELEBRATIONS you will be spoiled for choices, not only with the abundance of different cultural food but also by the choice of various ambiences. So every time you come to CELEBRATIONS you choose a different set up. An exclusive garden setting in the heart of Hyderabad, CELEBRATIONS is spread across four floors and is essentially ethnic in natural ambience. It just injects in you the spirit of live life king size.

The multi-cuisine menu includes Indian, Chinese, Tandoori, Andhra and Continental delicacies. Your seating preference- the air-conditioned interiors, the canopied area or perhaps the terrace would be more to your liking?

We make sure your people enjoy each moment of dining experience from sights to ambience, from food to mood. Large and spacious, it impresses not with any extravagant show of opulence but with the simple and natural interiors and exteriors. CELEBRATIONS is a place to be ideal for team events, corporate events, family get together, conferences, birthday parties, presentations, product launch, press conference, kitty parties or just.Cascade- Experience the gazebo style of dining only at Cascade. Enjoy the best of food in the nature's lap. The rustle of water and gushing greenery around carries softly to the diners seated, and relax you completely. The bamboo interiors complete the picture of tranquility. Ideal for kitty parties, team events and family get together, Cascade can accommodate from 2-20 numbers.Balloons- as the name ideally suggests, the perfect synonym for all your celebrations. The modern décor is perfectly complimented by the beautiful lawns. The impeccable service and fine cuisine come together to create an experience that is both grand intimate. Perfect setting to host events like birthday parties, weding anniversaries, big team events, press conferences, corporate get together, product launches, conferences or any social get together for 50-200 people.

Diaspora- The blend of different types of culture in Hyderabad is reflected truly on the menu card of Diaspora. Featuring about 100 dishes of traditional Telugu, North Indian, Tandoori and Fusion of Chinese-continental dishes to suit the taste of everyone, you are sure to be asking for more. Exclusive seating arrangements and private dining rooms are available to make your dining experience special. The state of the art lighting adds on to the overall soothing ambience.Horizon- The perfect amalgamation of good food and good mood. At Horizon we offer the never before private terrace dining. Our roof top rendezvous, gives you a panoramic view of the city. It is in this setting out master chef puts together exotic and delicious sizzlers, kebabs and grills. The aroma of live preparation at the barbeque tempts you to savor the delicacies. With the natural mood all around, day or night views from Horizon promise to be both scenic and breath taking.

Black Hole- is an immense energy field so dense that nothing can escape from its gravity and anything that goes inside travels beyond the boundaries of time and space. At our Black Hole we promise you exactly the same. It makes you travel beyond your office space and forget the worries of your deadlines. The total environment of this place is so engulfing that it really unwinds you to the core. Come; attain Nirvana at this eternal lounge bar. This watering hole has got all that is required to de-stress you. A lounge bar, a dance floor, a live-band and even book shelves to take you away from mundane. And if sports are something that settles you down than we also have a big screen for those occasional sports events.

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Delegate Technologies has an in-depth knowledge and expertise in the development of industry specific, technology specific applications that help companies leverage, develop and deploy intelligent solutions and make administrative tasks more efficient.Delegate Technologies believes that knowledge is the success in any Information Systems effort largely depends upon the quality of project-management. Our team has been so constituted that dedication to quality standards has become imperative. At Delegate Technologies, quality is a never ending process in itself.

Development & Maintenance

At Delegate Technologies, our Application development and Maintenance methodology, caters to the best of breed processes which helps in a successful on-time and above expected delivery. Stringent quality procedures clubbed with benchmarked practices and experienced delivery skills help clients get maximum return on their IT spending.

About us: KinderKare, preschool and day care center is located in Jaibheri Enclave, Kondapur. The facilities and services offered make it one of the finest day care centers in Hyderabad, perhaps in the country. The center has been designed keeping in mind the needs of children. The center is located about 1 Km from the Whitefield Township, less that 2 Km from the Hitech City, ISB, Infosys, Wipro, Microsoft and the Financial City. This is the first Day Care center approved by Microsoft in Hyderabad.

Our Core Values: Care, Concern and Commitment.

Our Philosophy: Children learn differently than adults. They need hands-on experiences and get-on-the-floor teachers. They need warmth and attention. They need enthusiasm and encouragement. Most of all, they need the joy and challenge of doing it themselves. Because that's what helps children learn & grow and that's our mission at KinderKare.Each child is a unique individual: The safety, health, physical, social and mental development of children is of paramount importance. We help each child develop at his/her own pace by applying a holistic and age appropriate programme of guided free play, structured class time and field trips.

The first few years of childhood are instrumental in setting the pace and quality of future development. The inputs a child receives during these years in terms of affection and positive stimulation are crucial to the way a child will later interact with the world. At KinderKare, our primary focus is on caring for the child, ensuring that he/she feels secure and wanted.

You have great hopes for your child. We understand that. That's why we take pride in providing a nurturing environment for learning readiness, giving your child the tools needed to move toward academic achievement and lifelong success. Balance is the foundation of our operational philosophy, and we put it into daily practice through our innovative Balanced Learning curriculum. This age appropriate, structured curriculum assures that children are nurtured socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually, and develop into complete and well-rounded individuals. This approach offers parents peace of mind. In the long run, Peace of mind leads to a happy balance between career and family life, a balance that is becoming more and more important to today's parents.KinderKare's balanced learning curriculum focuses on early-literacy and pre-writing skills to prepare your child for our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs.The Environment

The facility meets high standards for security, cleanliness, teaching and attention to children's needs. Even our toilets are KID SIZE, complete with preschool size washbasins, water closets, etc. The spacious air-conditioned interiors are complemented by an ample outdoor space with Jungle Jims, Splash pool, Sand pit, etc. We also have an established relationship with a reputed hospital in the area.

The preschool and the day care center adhere to the highest standards of safety, security, cleanliness, teaching and loving care. We think of our relationship with the families we serve as a very special trust; therefore we believe the best way to meet the expectations of our clientele is to work closely with them to provide a warm, nurturing environment.

DAYCARE

In addition to the pleasing and attractive ambience, clean fun rooms and bathrooms, air conditioned indoors, child safe outdoors, structured curriculum, available medical care, we also serve nourishing snacks planned in consultation with a nutritionist. While individual needs and preferences are accommodated to some extent, we would like to maintain a nutritious, regular vegetarian menu. We serve the best available, branded fruit juice, eatables, cereals, milk & dairy products, and fresh fruit.

Outdoor play area has sufficient shade and in addition to the playground equipment, has a sand pit and a splash pond.

PRESCHOOL

Apart from day care facilities for very young children, we offer a playgroup and pre-school programme for older children. We offer Playgroup, Nursery, PP-I and PP-II.

The preschool and the day care center adheres to the highest standards of safety, security, cleanliness, teaching and loving care. At KinderKare we believe in learning by doing, and everything we have, whether it is equipment, toys, books or teaching-aids, which are selected keeping in mind a child's need to "touch, explore, enjoy and learn". Our belief is to stimulate the child's imagination by providing opportunities for the child to grow and develop while reading, listening and playing.

Toys and tambourines, books and blocks, puppets and paints, stories and games, sticks for counting, colours for painting, seeds for planting, sand pit for exploring, splash pond for water games – we have it all. Come and take a tour. We'd love to show you around!

For more information you may call us on 040 64525689 or 9246155689. We would be happy to give you a tour of our preschool and daycare center and discuss your child's unique needs.

Things to look for when you visit any Childcare Center

1. Credibility of the management.2. Previous experience of the management in dealing with children of this age group.3. Security arrangements, Hygiene and cleanliness at the center.4. Quality of the food being served.5. The caregiver-to-child ratio allows your child to receive plenty of individual attention.6. The indoor/outdoor space-to-child ratio - allows enough space for your child.7. The indoor/outdoor play equipment, toys-to-child ratio - Each child gets enough to play and learn. Check the quality of play equipment, toys and other teaching aids yourself. Are they child safe (eg the play doh etc) ?8. Does the center have CCTV which would facilitate effective monitoring by the center head/for the parent to see the activities of the child inside the class room.9. You receive daily communication, both verbal and written, about your child's activities.10. You are encouraged to drop in at any time to see your child.11. The teachers meet with you on a regular basis to share your child's progress.12. When you ask for references from other parents, are they readily provided.

Dr. Prem Reddy was born in a rural village in Andhra Pradesh India. He and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1976 (with hopes of a brighter future). He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the Down State Medical Center, S.U.N.Y. in Brooklyn, New York. In 1981, he moved to California and established his medical practice in the High Desert area of Southern California.

Dr. Reddy is double Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He was awarded the honor of becoming a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.) and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (F.A.C.P.). During his 25 years of practice in the High Desert, he has been deeply committed to the service of his patients and has performed more than 5,000 cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and angioplasty and permanent pacemaker implantations. Due to his dedication, his practice thrived.

Dr. Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group (D.V.M.G.), a multi-specialty medical group, in 1985. DVMG later became PrimeCare International, Inc., a physician practice management company with operations in several states including California, New York , Florida and Oklahoma.

In 1994, Dr. Reddy built from the ground up an 83-bed acute care hospital, Desert Valley Hospital, in Victorville, California. Desert Valley Hospital received unprecedented accreditation with "commendation" in its first year of operation for the high quality of its services and continues to lead all hospitals in the area with the highest survey scores.

PrimeCare International, Inc. grew to be responsible for over 250,000 managed care patients. In 1988, Primecare was sold to PhyCor, a Tennessee-based publicly traded company. Unfortunately, the success of Primecare could not be sustained under its new management.

Dr. Reddy founded Prime Healthcare Services (PHS), Inc. In 2001, PHS purchased the failing operations of Desert Valley Hospital and Desert Valley Medical Group from Phycor and was able to turn them into successful entities that were once again able to serve the community and provide the highest quality of care.

PHS then acquired Chino Valley Medical Center, a 126 bed acute care hospital. The hospital was in bankruptcy and was purchased through the US Bankruptcy Courts. PSH was able to not only pull the hospital out of bankruptcy within a year, but also transform the hospital into a success. In January of 2006, PHS acquired The Sherman Oaks Hospital and the world renowned Grossman Burn Center, a 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California. In July of 2006, PHS acquired a 102-bed acute care facility in Montclair, Montclair Hospital Medical Center. In October of 2006, PHS acquired three acute care facilities in Orange County from Vanguard Health Systems: the Huntington Beach Hospital with 141 beds, La Palma Intercommunity Hospital with 131 beds and the West Anaheim Medical Center with 219 beds.

Throughout his career, Dr. Reddy has been committed to serving the communities in which he works. In 1989, he established the Desert Valley Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization with an initial gift of $1million. Since that time, he has contributed over $5-million dollars to the Foundation. The Desert Valley Charitable Foundation serves the health care needs of the High Desert communities in many ways, including a free public health library, a scholarship program for students in the health care field, and the support of other health care related charities.

Dr. Reddy is also an active philanthropist, contributing to numerous charitable causes. He greatly values education and has donated extensively to providing opportunity for education within the health care field. He sponsors many annual scholarship grants to students interested in the health care field. His charity and generous contributions have often been recognized and awarded. The Victor Valley Community College named their student health clinic, "Dr. Prem Reddy Student and Staff Health Center" and its allied health program, the "Dr. Prem Reddy School of Allied Health and Nursing," in honor of his $1 million dollar donation to the program. The Western University of Health Science in Pomona , California , named its largest lecture hall the "Dr. Prem Reddy Lecture Hall," in honor of his many contributions to education in the health care field.

Dr. Reddy has contributed not only to education, but also to various social service causes. He has been honored with many prestigious awards for his commitment to social service. His many awards include: Entrepreneur of the Yea, given by the Ernst & Young Accounting Company, Inc. Magazine and Merrill Lynch Financial Company (1994); Republican of the Year Award, awarded by the San Bernardino County, Republican Central Committee (1995);Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service Award (1996) and Member of the Order of William Harvey, awarded by the American College of Cardiology. The Inland Empire Leaders of Distinction honored Dr. Reddy with the "Life Time Achievement Award" (2003). Dr. Reddy is the recipient of several honors from the American Heart Association for his exceptional contributions, including the "Friend with a Heart" (1996) and the "Honoree of the Year" (2004) awards. The Boy Scouts of America, Inland Empire Council, recognized Dr. Reddy as the "Distinguished Citizen of the Year" (2005). The Circle of Care Foundation and Children's Burn Foundation of Sherman Oaks, California. honored Dr. Reddy for his contribution of $1 million (2006). Dr. Reddy has made remarkable contributions to charity and has attempted to give back to the communities and individuals he serves.

Meeru nijamgaa Reddyshaaa, okkasari alochinchandi

oka kammodu(balakrishna,n.t.r)ki matramey fan oka kapu(chiranjeevi,pawan kalyan)kimatramey fan evan rajus(prabhas)kimatramey fans and what about us..we all are neglectig.. our hero NITHIN REDDY... whats wrong with us....intaka mundu antey REDDYS lo yevaru hero leru kabbati kammolani debbatiyataniki manam chiranjeeviki support chesam now we r having heros like (NITIN REDDY,VISHAL REDDY)WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR BUDDIES.we all ready proved in politics we are the only one who is ruling andhra pradesh from last 25-30 years and we are having the great cm's(NEELAM SANJEEV REDDY,BHUVANAM VENKATARAMI REDDY,KASU BRAHAMANANDA REDDY,MARRI CHENNA REDDY,KOTALA VIJAYABHASKAR REDDY,NEDURAMALLI JANARDHAN REDDY, NOW OUR TIGER Y.S.R) THE ONLY ONE WHO OCCOUPIED THE PRESIDENTS CHAIR FROM OUR A.P is NEELAM.SANJEVA REDDY..we all ready proved our mark in the ANDHRA AND INDIAN politics.......and we are still lagging in the film industry earlier we are having directors like (kodandarami reddy,s.v.krishina reddy) now SURENDAR REDDY THE SENSATION IN THE DIRECTION FIELD.......SO NOW IAM REQUSTING U ALL PLESE SUPPORT OUR REDDY HEROS..(NITHIN REDDY,VISHAL REDDY) ofcouse nitin now is in flops itey manam vadelystama? (balakrishna,n.t.r) ki hit vachi 4-5 years iyndi ala ani kammoulu vadilesara.. even pawankalyan ki hit vacchi chala kalam iyndi ala ani vadileysara kapulu.....this is the only time for us to show our power in film industry so plz support our (NITIN REDDY) HE IS THE MAN WHO IS GOING TO RULE THE BOX-OFFICE AND MAKE HIS LATEST MOVIE (ATADISTA)A BIG HIT..."MANAMANTA REDDYS MANAMANTA REDDY FANS"

BackgroundHe is a native of Konkuduru, East Godavari. He finished his MastersDegree in Commerce. He was always interested in films. He used towatch a lot of movies. And, of course, he wanted to be a part of thefilm industry. So he tried for it.

He started his film career with Pagadala Padava. Although he workedfor it, the movie never got released. His film career had a 10-yeargap after that. Then he did a small role in Kirathakudu. He did'tfeel comfortable doing small characters. Moreover, he was never muchinclined towards acting. So, he quit acting.

His friend Achi Reddy gave him the moral support when he wanted toturn director. He was very nervous in the beginning. He provided agreat deal of support. He felt very comfortable in the role of adirector.

After the long gap and re-evaluation of himself and Achi Reddy, theystarted their own banner - Manisha Films. They released a dubbedmovie Server Sundaramgari Abbayi. After two more dubbed movies, theydecided to go for a direct movie. That's when Kobbari Bondam cameout. 'S. V. Krishna Reddy provided the story, screenplay and music.After Kobbari Bondam, he ventured into direction with RajendruduGajendrudu.

S. V. Krishna Reddy did sing in Ugadi. He has touch with classicalmusic. However he doesn't feel that he has that great a singer inhim. So it turned out to be just a one time thing. He also learnedclassical dance.

S. V. Krishna Reddy has directed 28 movies so far. Among them hepersonally likes Aahwaanam, since it discusses the 4000 year oldtradition of marriage.

He now is a TF for Life Sciences 1a at Harvard College.

AwardsNandi Award and K.V.Reddy gold medal as the best director for year2000

Nitin Kumar Reddy

Nitin Reddy (born March 30 in Hyderabad), more popularly known asNitin, is a Tollywood film actor. His father N. Sudhakar Reddy is apopular film distributor and a producer in Nizam area. He acted inhit films like Jayam, Dil, and Sye.

Career

Nitin started his career with the senational hit Jayam in 2002.In 2003, his career got a bigger boost with hit film Dil directed byV.V. Vinayak. Later in 2003, Nitin delivered his first flop,Sambaram.In 2004, Nitin starred in Sri Anjaneyam, which was another disasterfor Nitin and director Krishna Vamsi. He got on track with S.S.Rajamouli's Sye.From 2005 to 2007, all his films (Dhairyam,Allari Bullodu,Raam andTakkari) did not stand up to expectations even though they weredirected by experienced film makers.

Trivia

He discontinued his Engineering Degree from shadan college inmechanical branch and came into films.His role model in acting is Pawan Kalyan.

Reddy Companies: Radha Realtors Pvt. Ltd

Radha Realtors Pvt. Ltd., started in 1997 with a professional team of highly qualified architects, civil engineers, management pool and experienced workforce who are skilled in concerned fields. All of our projects are residential layouts located in the backdrop of sylvan surroundings on city outskirts. They are the finest blend of rural charm, extravagant spaces and urban luxury. They are aimed at fostering an exclusive lifestyle and a source of happiness for the family. We also have our presence in Bangalore with some of the choicest projects. We have so far developed more than 65,00,000 Sft area within HUDA limits to our credit.

All of our projects are close enough to the city to reach in less time and far away from the traffic, pollution and narrow spaces of the city. We develop plots in exclusive and choice areas where the urban infrastructure is dominant, elements in full splendour and the residents eager to reach home to relax and rejuvenate. Community life is emphasized with facilities for sports, recreation, family functions and religious festivities. Excellent landscaping with greenery and prolific plantation is aimed at stress free and ambient living.

We are a quality obsessed company with a firm commitment to customer satisfaction.We provide effective solutions in lifestyles. We strategize with trends in the markets and give maximum value for the customers. All our practices have made us as one of the leading realtors in the city and are poised to grow at an exponential rate in future.Radha Realty has an impressive portfolio of projects which demonstrate its strong status as a pioneer and trendsetter in the Real Estate sector. With vast experience in real estate ventures is now taken up mega premium housing projects. We are indeed in a position to shape our knowhow into state of the art landmarks. Over the years, we have created several projects that today stand testimony to our vision and make us a leading real estate developer in india.

Radha Realty Corp Pvt. Ltd. originally known as Radha Realtors Pvt. Ltd., has revamped into a new corporate body that is driven for sucess and prides itself in finding the future development and escalating values. In our hands hundreds of acres in places like Manchirevula, Kakapet, Hyderguda, Kompally, and Narsingi, Kismatpur in the backyard of Gachibowli were appreciated and treasured in square yards. The value appreciations of all these properties are multifold and customers reaped benefits in a short time. It is the finest investment proposition as property values continue to increase. The software development at Gachibowli and the incumbent international airport and hardware establishment at Shamsabad seek out quality housing and it is where Radha Realtors are relevant with their expertise and experience. An investment in every Radha Realtors property is a short cut to fortunes. Ask our customers and find out yourself.

K Ramachandra Reddy: Chairment CEO of MOSCHIP

K Ramachandra Reddy (Ram) – Chairman & CEO

Ram is a graduate in Electronics Engineering from IIT, Madras and holds an M.S.E.E. degree from University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He has over 23 years of experience in Silicon Valley in the area of design, manufacturing and marketing of various integrated circuits (ICs). He has successfully started several semiconductor design companies and sold them to larger companies in the last 18 years. His companies were Lotus Designs Corp., Silicon Logic and Startech Semiconductor. All these companies were based in Silicon Valley, USA. Prior to starting his first company in 1982, he worked as a Section Manager at American Micro Systems in Santa Clara, California. He was responsible for designing the world's first DSP chip. Ram has extensive experience in sub contracting manufacturing needs of semiconductors and marketing these products worldwide. His customer list included major PC manufacturers such as Compaq Computers and communication technology companies such as Nokia Systems out of Finland.

Jai Ram Reddy: Indo-Fijian Statesman

Jai Ram Reddy (born 12 May 1937) is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government. In 1998, he received Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, in recognition of his services to his country. As leader of the National Federation Party (NFP), he was Leader of the Official Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and again from 1992 to 1999. He went on to serve as President of the Fiji Court of Appeal. He held this post briefly in 2000, and again from 2002 to 2003. On 31 January 2003, the United Nations General Assembly elected him as a member of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which is responsible for the prosecution of war crimes.

Education and early careerA lawyer by training, Reddy was admitted to the bar in New Zealand in 1960, and in Fiji the following year. From 1961 to 1966 he was Staff Solicitor and Associate at the law firm of A. D. Patel & Co in Nadi, Fiji. From 1966 to 1968, he served as Crown Counsel and was Principal Legal Officer in the Attorney-General's Office from 1968 to 1970. He was the senior partner in a law firm of Stuart Reddy & Co of Lautoka, Fiji. From 1988 to 1997, he was sole practitioner in Lautoka.

Political CareerReddy entered politics when he was appointed to the Senate, in 1972, by the then leader of the opposition, Sidiq Koya. In 1976 he was instrumental in bringing the two factions of the party together. Reddy replaced Sidiq Koya as leader of the NFP in September 1977, following major internal strife which had resulted in the party's missing out on forming the government despite its narrow victory in the election of March 1977, and its subsequent crushing defeat in a second election held to resolve the political stalemate in September. Under his leadership, the NFP made substantial gains in the election of 1982, but fell short of ousting the long time Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, and was subsequently deposed as party leader in favour of Koya in 1983. Reddy briefly served as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in the Bavadra government, in April and May 1987. Following the military coups of 1987, however, he again took over the leadership of the NFP, and continued to lead the party throughout the 1990s. In the elections of 1992 and 1994, the NFP won a majority of the 27 seats in the House of Representatives then reserved for Indo-Fijians.

In the late 1990s, Reddy decided to negotiate with the Prime Minister, General Sitiveni Rabuka, on amending the 1990 constitution, which was widely perceived as racist and was compared by many to South Africa's apartheid regime, as it guaranteed the political supremacy of ethnic Fijians. As a result of these negotiations, assisted by Sir Paul Reeves, a former Governor General of New Zealand, a new constitution emerged, which removed all discriminatory provisions against Indo-Fijians (except the mainly honorary office of President, which remained reserved for a Fijian hereditary Chief). This was considered Reddy's crowning achievement. His glory was short-lived, however. In the ensuing election of 1999, he entered into an electoral pact with his former enemy, Rabuka, an alliance which proved to be his undoing. Many Indo-Fijians had not forgiven Rabuka for carrying out the coups of 1987 and for his role in the subsequent adoption of the 1990 constitution, and the NFP lost all of its seats. Reddy's parliamentary career of some twenty years had come to an end.

Reddy as judgeIn 2000, Reddy was appointed President of the Fiji Court of Appeal. He resigned in the wake of the overthrow of the constitutional government of Fiji in 2000, but was reappointed to the post in January 2002. He resigned the Presidency of the Court of Appeal on 18 April 2003 to take up his position with the Rwanda tribunal, but remained a member of the court. Fiji Television reported on 14 June 2006 that Reddy's term on the Rwanda tribunal, along with that of ten other members, which had been due to expire in May 2007, had been extended to December 2008.

HUSYS: HR Function Outsourcing and Management Company

We would not exist if Business doesn't Run Profitably!!!! That's the mantra drives us to be in the forefront of creating the concept of HR Function Outsourcing (HR Function Management). We focus to be the most innovative, trusted partner in delivering cost effective solutions in the arena of Human Resources Development to the Industry & Society.

Our Objective is to be a One–Stop Solution Provider for all Human Resources Challenges of Today's Organisations. We Provide Customised, Cost & Time effective solutions in the areas of HR Function Outsourcing, HR Consulting, Business Incubation, Organisational Competency Development & Talent Acquisition. Design & Development of creative Time sensitive Human Resources Interventions.

How It Started

Founded at India with an aim to redefine the Human Resources function. We have started our Operations based at Hyderabad in the year 2002. we have been successful in bagging the HR Functional Outsourcing contract within 1 month of operation, which meant a great historic achievement in managing HR Function and Outsourcing the same.

Today we are the people who are synonymous with HR Function Outsourcing. We re-defined the way the HR Function Management is Outsourced with 4+ years & 40+ customers and continue to work with each of them.

Team ManagementGR Reddy - Founder and Chief Facilitator

He holds a PG in Management, Graduate in Science, Graduate of Law and Diploma in Training Development (ISTD). Brings with him an impressive 14+ years of career with top Indian and Multinational companies in India. He has worked with JK Synthetics, Blue Dart Fedex, Satyam Computer Services, Intergraph and last assignment as Head-HR & Training for Intelligroup Asia Limited. He assumed the role of Chief Facilitator to build Husys as an Organisation managed for people by the people.

R.R movie makers MOVIE Second schedule Started

The shooting of the forthcoming project by producer Venkat on the banner of RR Movie Makers would be launched on September 6.

It may be recalled here that Venkat had produced several successful movies on the banner, with K Achireddy as presenter.

The latest project, with Nithin as hero, would be directed by Ravi C Kumar of ‘Samanyudu’-fame. MAMATA MOHANDAS was roped in as heroine opposite Nithin in this flick, while Asuthosh Rana, who played villain in ‘Bangaram’ of Power Star Pawan Kalyan is again playing a negative role in this movie.

Versatile music director Chakri is scoring music for the flick. Presently music sittings are in progress.

The film would be completed in three schedules planned in October, November and December. According to reliable information, Asuthosh Rana had agreed to play villain in this film, as he liked the story and his character was portrayed in an interesting way.

NITIN in R.R.MOVIE MAKER’S BANNER!

Nitin is now acting in ‘Amulya arts’ for the movie “Takkari”, after takkari nitin is going to act in R.R.MOVIE MAKERS,Venkat is the producer.Ravi c Kumar[Samanyudu fame]will direct this movie.ACHHI REDDY is the presenter.Achhi reddy told “the story said by ravi is impressive,now script work is going shooting will start in august”

Heroine and other actors should be selected for this HIGH BUDJET film.

Welcome to Nitin fans

Nitin is a cute young telugu actor who has acted in 8 films so far.His first movie Jayam was one of the altime hit movies in telugu.In ‘’sri anjaneyam” his action was simply superb,Nitin has shown extraordinary dancing skills in ”Raam”.This cute star is also called as ”Youth star” by his fans.

Pinnmaneni Award: Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy

Dear Reddys,

Pinnmaneni Award: Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy

Dr K Anji Reddy, Chairman of Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., has been selected for the Pinnamaneni and Seethadevi Foundation Award-2006.

The award, which carries Rs two lakh and a citation, would be presented on December 14 at Thummalapalli Kshetraiah Kalakshetram, Vijawawada.

A poet of the people, a philosopher of equality and a fighting sait, Vemana was unique in many ways. His teachings have much contemporary relevance for he was a dreamer of one world and of the universal brotherhood of man.His poems are of many kinds, social, moral, satirical and mystic nature.

Relation between Nitin and Vishal fans!

As all of u know that Nitin and Vishal are from the same root..i.e.Reddy…the relation between Nitin fans and telugu fans of Vishal is quite good…..in orkut joint fans club was formed for these stars…….Hope the relation between the fans continue in the same way, and their fans are waiting for a multistarrer starring both these actors…hope our wish comes true.